garboard strake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of garboard strake
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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But anybody who can tell a top carling from a garboard strake will want a copy of Spring Tides in his dunnage the next time he does a windward dozen.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I've got one-sixteenth of an inch play at any rate," said the garboard strake triumphantly; and so he had, and all the bottom of the ship felt a good deal easier for it.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 by Various
The keel and stem are both in one piece, as shown, and to this the garboard strake is to be fastened.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various
We did so, and found that the garboard strake was broken and two of her timbers, but they were easy to repair; in every other respect she was sound.
From The Privateersman by Marryat, Frederick
Here spoke a sea-valve that communicated directly with the water outside and was seated not very far from the garboard strake.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 by Various
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