- On a vessel's hull, a
strake is a
longitudinal course of
planking or
plating which runs from the boat's
stempost (at the bows) to the
sternpost or transom...
- In aviation, a
strake is an
aerodynamic surface generally mounted on the
fuselage of an
aircraft to
improve the
flight characteristics either by controlling...
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Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (properly
referred to as
Strake Jesuit or
Jesuit but
often informally called Strake by
students and alumni) is a Jesuit...
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often described as
Scruton strakes. For
maximum effectiveness in
suppression of
vortices caused by air flow, each fin or
strake should have a
height of about...
- Look up
strake in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
strake is a
strip of
planking or
plating on a ship's hull.
Strake may also
refer to:
Strake (aeronautics)...
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George Strake Jr. (June 10, 1935 –
February 9, 2024) was an
American politician. He
served as
Secretary of
State of
Texas from 1979 to 1981.
Strake was born...
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Divine Strake was the
official designation for a large-yield, non-nuclear, high-explosive test that was
planned for the
Nevada National Security Site,...
- outer-most
structure on the hull of a
steel or
aluminum ship or boat. A
strake is the name
given to each line of
planking in a
wooden vessel. In modern...
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larger craft,
shorter planks can be
joined end to end,
creating a
longer strake or hull plank. The
technique originated in Scandinavia, and was successfully...
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Strake Jesuit to 3rd in the 4 × 100 m. He went
viral once
again in the 4 × 400 m when he
split 44.74
seconds on his
anchor leg to
bring Strake Jesuit...
