strake
/streɪk/
noun
- A continuous line of planking or plating running along the side of a ship or boat.
- Each strake was carefully fitted to the frame of the boat.
- The wooden strake had warped after years in the water.
- The shipbuilder replaced a damaged strake on the hull.
- A metal plate or strip fitted to the rim of a wheel to provide traction or protection.
- The strakes on the old tractor's wheels were worn smooth.
- He hammered a new strake onto the cart wheel.
- The wagon's wheels were fitted with iron strakes for better grip on muddy roads.
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