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strake (strāk)

noun

a single line of planking or metal plating extending along the hull of a ship or boat from stem to stern

Etymology: ME, akin to strecchen, to stretch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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