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strake
▪ I. strake, n.1 (streɪk) Also α. 6 strack, strak, straake, 7 straak, 6–8 straik; β. 6 streake, 6–9 streak. [ME. strake, app. belonging to the OTeut. root *strak- whence *strakjan, OE. stręccan stretch v. Cf. NFris. (Sylt) straak a stretch, straake v. to stretch oneself. It is perh. impossible to di...
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Strake
The next two are the first broad or B strake and second broad or C strake. A rubbing strake was traditionally built in just below a carvel sheer strake.
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Strake (aeronautics)
In general a strake is longer than it is wide, in contrast to a winglet or a moustache. Munitions
Certain air-deployed munitions, particularly "dumb" or unguided bombs, are often retrofitted with bolt-on strake sets.
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plough-strake
† ˈplough-strake, plow- Obs. [f. as prec. + strake n.] A piece of hoop-iron for strengthening or repairing a plough.1395 Cartular. Abb. de Whiteby (Surtees) II. 618 Pro ii dosan plewstrakys. 1428 in Surtees Misc. (1888) 5 He bad John Holgate mersshall make hym ploghstrakes of drosse and landyren yat...
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Strake (disambiguation)
A strake is a strip of planking or plating on a ship's hull. Strake may also refer to:
Strake (aeronautics), an element on a fuselage of an aircraft for controlling air flow
Grouser, a traction-improving pattern
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wash-strake
wash-strake Naut. Also -streak. [? f. wash n.] = washboard 1.1809 Naval Chron. XXI. 299 Exclusive of a moveable wash strake. 1834 M. Scott Cruise Midge iii, A large Eboe canoe,..the bottom hollowed out of one single tree, but there was a washstreak of some kind of hardwood plank, so as to raise the ...
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Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (properly referred to as Strake Jesuit or Jesuit but often informally called Strake by students and alumni) is a Jesuit It is named in honor of oil tycoon George William Strake Sr.
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George Strake Jr.
Strake was an oilman.
Strake served as Secretary of State of Texas from 1979 to 1981. In 1981, Strake ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, losing to incumbent Bill Hobby.
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Divine Strake
WPVI-ABC article on "Divine Strake"
"Divine Strake" on GlobalSecurity.org
US Indymedia: Stop The "Divine Strake" at the Nevada Test Site
Federation of , Divine Strake test delayed
Divine Strake blast delayed indefinitely
Divine Strake Could Be Rescheduled For September
Divine Strake session criticized
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Annemarie Penn-te Strake
Johanna Maria "Annemarie" Penn-te Strake (born 31 July 1953) is a Dutch jurist and politician. Personal life
Penn-te Strake is married to Olaf Penn who is a retired surgeon.
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Clinker (boat building)
That is, in each case, the land of the lower strake is tapered to a feather edge at the end of the strake where it meets the stem or stern-post. There are several ways of fixing the rubbing strake, but, in a clinker boat, it is applied to the outside of the sheer strake.
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Gripe (tool)
A gripe is a simple form of clamp used in building a clinker boat, for temporarily holding the strake which is being fitted onto the one to which it is The strake is relatively thin and wide, so the tool must have a long reach and requires only a small movement.
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Rowlock
In some, largely older, strict terminologies, a rowlock is a U-shaped cut-out in the top strake of a boat (usually the wash-strake).
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Matthew Boling
The two then began attending Strake Jesuit College Preparatory. He went viral once again in the when he split 44.74 seconds on his anchor leg to bring Strake Jesuit a win from over 20m behind.
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Shell plating
Side: is the plating which extends from the Bilge strake(s) to the Shear strake.
Shear: is a special strake of the Side plating. It is the strake that connects the Side Shell to the Strength Deck.
Stringer: is a special strake of the Strength Deck plating.
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