strake

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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.
2. noun A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
3. noun Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.
4. noun A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
5. noun A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
6. noun A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
7. noun A streak.
8. verb To stretch.

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Word family

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