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strake [strāk] (aerospace engineering) The slender forward extension of the inboard region of the wing of a combat aircraft, used to provide increased lift in the high angle-of-attack maneuvering condition. (building construction) A course of clapboarding on a house. (civil engineering) A row of steel plates installed on a tall steel chimney. (mining engineering) A relatively wide trough set at a slope and covered with a blanket or corduroy for catching comparatively coarse gold and any valuable mineral. (naval architecture) A continuous band of planking or plating running fore and aft along the hull of a ship. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And then they all three left Sir Kay, and turned unto Sir Launcelot, and there began great battle, for they alight all three, and strake many strokes at Sir Launcelot, and assailed him on every side. |
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