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strake

The correct spelling is strake.

How to pronounce strake

/ˈstɹeɪk/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel.
  2. 2.A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.
  3. 3.A continuous line of plates or planks running from bow to stern that contributes to a vessel's skin. (FM 55-501).
  4. 4.A shaped piece of wood used to level a bed or contour the shape of a mould, as for a bell
  5. 5.A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.

verb

  1. 1.To stretch.
  2. 2.(sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
  3. 3.(physical) To have a sharp or sudden effect.
  4. 4.To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
  5. 5.(personal, social) To have a sharp or severe effect.

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