garboard strake
garboard strake · garboard strakes
The first course of planking laid next to a ship's keel, forming the bottommost part…The first course of planking laid next to a ship's keel, forming the bottommost part of the hull.
Meaning
1 sensesThe first course of planking laid next to a ship's keel, forming the bottommost part of the hull.
the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship
Forms
plural: garboard strakes| Singular | garboard strake |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship:garboardgarboard plank
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddevil seam