strake
Plural: strakes
Noun
- A continuous line of planking or plating on a ship's hull.
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.
- A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
- Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.
- A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
- A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
- A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
- A streak.
Verb
- To stretch.
- simple past of strike
Examples
- Building a long word like "STRAKE" across the board felt like adding a solid plank to his score.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English strake, from Old English *straca (> Anglo-Latin straca), from Proto-West Germanic *strakō, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“straight”). Akin to Old English streċċan (“to make straight, stretch”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
strake: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordstrake: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
strake: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
strake: valid Words With Friends Word