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Rarestrake
The correct spelling is strake.
How to pronounce strake
/ˈstɹeɪk/
nounIPA: /ˈstɹeɪk/
Say it like: Str-ake
The correct spelling is strake. An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel. For example: "Please strike the last sentence."
Usage Examples
“Please strike the last sentence.”
“A tree strikes its roots deep.”
“They struck off along the river.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
- 2.A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
- 3.A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
- 4.A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
- 5.A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
verb
- 1.To stretch.
- 2.(sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- 3.(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
- 4.To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- 5.(personal, social) To have a sharp or severe effect.
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