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n. [ See Streak. ] 1. A streak. [ Obs. ] Spenser.“White strake.” Gen. xxx. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but made up of separate pieces. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Shipbuilding) One breadth of planks or plates forming a continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel, reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The planks or plates next the keel are called the garboard strakes; the next, or the heavy strakes at the bilge, are the bilge strakes; the next, from the water line to the lower port sill, the wales; and the upper parts of the sides, the sheer strakes. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder. [ 1913 Webster ]