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flake4

Syllabification: (flake)

Pronunciation: /flāk/

(also fake /fāk/)

Nautical

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Definition of flake

noun

a single turn of a coiled rope or hawser.

verb

[with object]

lay (a rope) in loose coils in order to prevent it from tangling:a cable had to be flaked out
lay (a sail) down in folds on either side of the boom.