"strake" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹeɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strake.wav [Southern-England] Forms: strakes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪk 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strake}} Middle English strake, {{inh|en|ang|*straca}} Old English *straca, {{cog|la|straca}} Latin straca, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*strakō}} Proto-West Germanic *strakō, {{der|en|gem-pro|*strakaz|t=straight}} Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“straight”), {{cog|ang|streċċan|t=to make straight, stretch}} Old English streċċan (“to make straight, stretch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} strake (plural strakes)
  1. (archaic) 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. Tags: archaic Translations (iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel): vanne (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-hUyV6myu Disambiguation of 'iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel': 56 10 9 4 11 6 4
  2. (aviation) A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow. Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (type of aerodynamic surface): evä (english: separate) (Finnish), jatke (english: extension) (Finnish), uloke (Finnish), apex [masculine] (French), aigrette [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-Ha5g6XAe Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'type of aerodynamic surface': 1 96 2 1 2 0 0
  3. (fluid dynamics) Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes. Categories (topical): Fluid dynamics
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-POxDaYuW Topics: fluid-dynamics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (nautical) A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501). Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (continuous line of planks or plates in a vessel's hull): huidgang [masculine] (Dutch), laidoituskerros (Finnish), virure (French), טוּר לוּחוֹת (tur lukhot) [masculine] (Hebrew), stráice [masculine] (Irish), easna [feminine] (Irish), rauawa (Maori)
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-2O6zjxhg Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of "continuous line of planks or plates in a vessel's hull": 3 7 7 71 6 3 3
  5. (engineering) A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-vQS61t8f Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-~rnFKqCK
  7. (obsolete) A streak. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-strake-en-noun-8v3ypBGL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɹeɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strake.wav [Southern-England] Forms: strakes [present, singular, third-person], straking [participle, present], straked [participle, past], straked [past]
Rhymes: -eɪk 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strake}} Middle English strake, {{inh|en|ang|*straca}} Old English *straca, {{cog|la|straca}} Latin straca, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*strakō}} Proto-West Germanic *strakō, {{der|en|gem-pro|*strakaz|t=straight}} Proto-Germanic *strakaz (“straight”), {{cog|ang|streċċan|t=to make straight, stretch}} Old English streċċan (“to make straight, stretch”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} strake (third-person singular simple present strakes, present participle straking, simple past and past participle straked)
  1. (obsolete) To stretch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-strake-en-verb-myEniw6I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɹeɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-strake.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪk Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} strake
  1. (obsolete) simple past of strike Tags: form-of, obsolete, past Form of: strike
    Sense id: en-strake-en-verb-r-ZRAJWg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 9 17 8 12 2 3 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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