Definitions of log
-
To
enter
in
a
ship's
log
book;
as,
to
log
the
miles
run.
-
To
enter
in
a
logbook.
-
To
cut,
as
logs.
-
To
engage
in
the
business
of
cutting
or
transporting
logs
for
timber;
to
get
out
logs.
-
To
move
to
and
fro;
to
rock.
-
To
hew
down
and
get
out
trees.
-
enter
into
a
log,
as
on
ships
and
planes
-
a
written
record
of
messages
sent
or
received; "
they
kept
a
log
of
all
transmission
by
the
radio
station"; "
an
email
log"
-
Logging.
-
measuring
instrument
that
consists
of
a
float
that
trails
from
a
ship
by
a
knotted
line
in
order
to
measure
the
ship's
speed
through
the
water
-
a
written
record
of
events
on
a
voyage (
of
a
ship
or
plane)
-
a
written
record
of
the
transmissions
by
a
radio
station
-
the
exponent
required
to
produce
a
given
number
-
a
segment
of
the
trunk
of
a
tree
when
stripped
of
branches
-
A
Hebrew
measure
of
liquids,
containing
2.
37
gills.
-
A
bulky
piece
of
wood
which
has
not
been
shaped
by
hewing
or
sawing.
-
An
apparatus
for
measuring
the
rate
of
a
ship's
motion
through
the
water.
-
Hence:
The
record
of
the
rate
of
ship's
speed
or
of
her
daily
progress;
also,
the
full
nautical
record
of
a
ship's
cruise
or
voyage;
a
log
slate;
a
log
book.
-
A
record
and
tabulated
statement
of
the
work
done
by
an
engine,
as
of
a
steamship,
of
the
coal
consumed,
and
of
other
items
relating
to
the
performance
of
machinery
during
a
given
time.
-
A
weight
or
block
near
the
free
end
of
a
hoisting
rope
to
prevent
it
from
being
drawn
through
the
sheave.
-
A
piece
of
timber
in
its
natural
state;
the
record
of
a
ship's
daily
progress;
called
also
logbook;
an
instrument
for
measuring
the
rate
of
progress
of
a
ship.
-
A
Hebrew
liquid
measure- ¾
or
5/
6
of
a
pint.
-
A
bulky
piece
of
wood: (
naut.)
a
piece
of
wood,
with
a
line,
for
measuring
the
speed
of
a
ship.
-
A
large
piece
of
wood;
float
to
measure
a
ship's
speed;
daily
register
of
a
ship's
course, &
c.
-
A
bulky
piece
of
timber.
-
A
weighted
board
for
showing
the
speed
of
a
vessel,
by
drawing
a
line
in
trailing
behind;
record
of
the
daily
progress
and
affairs
of
a
vessel.
-
A
bulky
piece
of
timber
unhewed;
a
piece
of
board
with
a
line
for
measuring
the
rate
of
a
ship;
the
log-
book.
-
A
Hebrew
liquid
measure,
variously
reckoned
at
3/
4
or
3/
8
of
a
pint.
-
An
unhewn
or
undressed
piece
of
timber
not
adapted
to
any
special
purpose;
a
large
heavy
piece
of
firewood;
among
seamen,
a
little
board
so
fixed
as
to
remain
upright
and
motionless
in
the
water,
while
the
ship
moves
on,
for
the
purpose
of
ascertaining
the
rate
of
sailing;
a
school
register
of
daily
proceedings,
progress,
and
remarks;
the
log
or
log-
book,
a
book
used
in
registering
the
rate
of
a
ship's
velocity,
as
indicated
by
the
log,
with
notes
on
the
state
of
the
weather
and
incidents
of
the
voyage, &
c.
-
A
Jewish
liquid
measure,
containing
about
five-
sixths
of
a
pint.
-
For
logarithm,
which
see.
-
Logged.
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