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flake4

Pronunciation: /fleɪk/

(also fake /feɪk/)
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 tangling:a cable had to be flaked out
  • lay (a sail) down in folds either side of the boom.

Origin:

early 17th century (as a noun): of unknown origin; compare with German Flechte in the same sense

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