strake

1. A type of aerodynamic surface mounted on an aircraft fuselage to fine-tune the airflow.

2. Also used more generally to regulate fluid flow in pipes or vents to prevent turbulence or vortexes.

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.

6. (archaic)An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.

7. (obsolete)A streak.

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