strake

(strāk)

noun

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

Origin: ME, akin to strecchen, to stretch

See strake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Nautical

A single continuous line of planking or metal plating extending on a vessel's hull from stem to stern.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , probably from Old English *straca

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