- 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...
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Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (properly
referred to as
Strake Jesuit or
Jesuit but
often informally called Strake) is a Jesuit, college-preparatory...
- In aviation, a
strake is an
aerodynamic surface generally mounted on the
fuselage of an
aircraft to
improve the
flight characteristics either by controlling...
- 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 William Strake (November 9, 1894 –
August 6, 1969) was an
American oilman. His
fortune was
estimated at
between $100
million and $200 million. In...
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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...
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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,...
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degree in
English at TCU,
Kubiak was
hired as
offensive coordinator for the
Strake Jesuit Crusaders.
Prior to the 2018 season, he was
promoted to head coach...
- 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...
