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log
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
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noun
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
noun
A written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
noun
A written record of messages sent or received
“They kept a log of all transmission by the radio station”
noun
The exponent required to produce a given number
noun
A segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
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Enter into a log, as on ships and planes
verb
Cut lumber, as in woods and forests
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They kept a log of all transmission by the radio station
An email log
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