strake
- Noun. (obsolete) An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
- Noun. (aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
- 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).
- Noun. (engineering) a shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell.
- Verb. (obsolete) To stretch [akin to Old English: streccan].
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