释义 |
strake I. \ˈstrāk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English streccan to stretch — more at stretch 1. a. : an iron band made up of separate pieces by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other; also : one of the pieces making up such a band b. (1) : a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship — see ship illustration (2) : the width of such a band c. : one of the rings forming the shell of a steam boiler d. : a run of clapboarding along the side of a house 2. a. : a striped marking usually of a distinctive color from that with which it is associated : streak b. : a narrow strip or stretch (as of land or mown grass) II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : streak III. Usage: chiefly dialect variant of stroke IV. Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) strake (past), from Old English strāc (past) obsolete variant of struck |