Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
lap-strake is an adjective meaning "having overlapping hull planks". It carries one recorded sense.
having overlapping hull planks
ship
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for lap-strake come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.