strake
noun
ˈstrāk 
1
: a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship
also : the width of such a band
2
: streak, stripe
Word History
Etymology
Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- eastern crown
- Eastern Daylight Time
- Eastern Desert
- eastern equine encephalitis
- eastern equine encephalomyelitis
- Eastern gall rust
- Eastern Ghats
- eastern hemisphere
- eastern hemlock
- Eastern Hindi
- eastern kingbird
- eastern larch
- eastern mermaid
- Eastern Orthodox
- eastern oyster
- eastern phoebe
- eastern pickerel
- eastern rat snake
- eastern rat snakes
- eastern red cedar
- Eastern roll
- Eastern Rumelia
- eastern samoa
- Eastern Shore
- eastern spruce