Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garboard strake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gar-board- s-trake
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first course of planking laid next to a ship's keel, forming the bottommost part of the hull.

Inflected Forms

garboard strakes (plural)

Phrases

devil seam

Frequently Paired Words

devil seam

Synonyms

garboard garboard plank

Questions

What does garboard strake mean?: The first course of planking laid next to a ship's keel, forming the bottommost part of the hull.

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