meaning of log
1. A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2. 37 gills.
2. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.
3. An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ships motion through the water.
4. Hence: The record of the rate of ships speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ships cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
5. 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.
6. A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
7. To enter in a ships log book; as, to log the miles run.
8. To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs.
9. To move to and fro; to rock.
10. measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ships speed through the water
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