strake noun.
[streɪk] Also (
Scot.)
straik.
ME.[Anglo-Latin stracus, straca, prob. from Germanic base of STRETCH verb. Cf. STRECK, STREEK.]1. A section of the iron rim of a wheel; a strip of iron fixed along or across the edge of a wheel (cf.
TIRE noun2). Also, a strip of iron attached to the left side of a plough.
ME.2. A stripe or streak of different colour from the rest of the surface of which it forms part; a ray or streak of light. Now
Scot. &
dial. LME.3. Nautical. Each of the continuous lines of planking or plates of uniform breadth in the side of a vessel, extending from stem to stern. Also, the breadth of a plank as a unit of vertical measurement in a ship's side.
LME.4. A strip or narrow tract of land or water. Now only
Scot. E16.b. A stretch of ground travelled over. Also, length of stride; speed in travelling, pace. Now only
Scot. M16.5. A swath (of mown grass); a wisp (of straw).
L16.6. A wheel-rut, a furrow.
rare. Now
Scot. E17.7. sing. & in
pl. Mining. A shallow pit (usu. lined with boards) or a wooden trough or sluice used for washing or concentrating ore.
M18.8. A protruding ridge on a chimney or similar structure to prevent oscillation in the wind; a similar attachment on an aircraft, vehicle, etc., for this purpose or generally to improve aerodynamic stability. Cf.
SPOILER 3.
M20. ■ straky adjective (now
dial.) streaky
M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
strake(2) II. 3. verb trans. Mark with lines, streak. Chiefly
dial. Cf.
STROKE verb2 1. Chiefly
dial. M16.4. verb intrans. Become streaky.
rare.
E20. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲