rak.
a straight section of a waterway
Meaning & usage
a straight section of a waterway
a straight distance or section that one traverses by sailing
Where this word comes from
Related to rekken.
a rack, a frame
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch rac. Variant of rek. Possibly related to etymology 1.
a rope (often protected with wooden beads), chain or brace for fixing a spar to the mast
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch *rak, from Old Dutch *rak, from Proto-West Germanic *rak, from Proto-Germanic *raką (“cord, chain”). Alternatively borrowed from Middle Low German rak (“parrel”), from Old Saxon *rak, from the same West Germanic source above.
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