meaning of strake

1. imp. of Strike.
2.
A streak.
3.
An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces.
4.
One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak.
5.
A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.
6.
thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship


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