Rakes
/ɹeɪks/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Rakes
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noun
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- A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
- A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
- (originally Northern England) A series, a succession; specifically a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
"The train was formed of a locomotive and a rake of six coaches."
- (systems theory) In cellular automata: a puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
verb
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- A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
- (specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
- The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
- Senses relating to watercraft.
- (roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
verb
- To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
"A mast rakes aft."
- Senses relating to watercraft.
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