Strake

imp.	1.	imp. of Strike.
n.	1.	A streak.
	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.
	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.
	4.	(Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand; a launder.

Noun

1.

strake - thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship Synonyms: wale

board, garboard, garboard plank, garboard strake, gun rest, gunnel, gunwale, plank, vessel, wale, watercraft