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Meaning Of Log
n.
A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills.
n.
A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or
sawing.
n.
An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through
the water.
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to
prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
v. t.
To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run.
v. i.
To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs
for timber; to get out logs.