strake

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
  2. Noun.  (aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
  3. Noun.  (nautical, archaic) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
  4. Noun.  (engineering) a shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell.
  5. Verb.  (obsolete) To stretch [akin to Old English: streccan].

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