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Chip log — A chip log, also called common log, ship log or just log, is a navigation tool used by mariners to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. Contents 1 Construction 2 Usage 3 Origins … Wikipedia
chip log — noun : the common log consisting of a chip and log line * * * Naut. a log for measuring the speed of a vessel. Also called hand log. [1825 35] * * * chip log, a device for measuring a ship s speed, consisting of a cord with carefully spaced knots … Useful english dictionary
chip log — /ˈtʃɪp lɒg/ (say chip log) noun → log (def. 3b) …
chip log — noun A simple device for measuring the speed of a vessel, consisting of a wooden board (drag) attached to a line on a reel. Syn: hand log … Wiktionary
Log-chip — n. (Naut.) A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a circle attached to the log line; called also {log ship}. See 2d {Log}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
log-ship — Log chip Log chip , n. (Naut.) A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a circle attached to the log line; called also {log ship}. See 2d {Log}, n., 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Log — may refer to: *Chip log, a device used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. *Data log, a record of sequential data *Laplacian of Gaussian * Log (journal) , an architectural magazine *Log (village), a former urban type… … Wikipedia
log chip — noun also log ship : a thin flat usually triangular piece of wood that is typically like a quadrant of a circle and that usually has a radius of 5 or 6 inches and is loaded with lead on the arc so as to float point up and that is attached to a… … Useful english dictionary
log — log1 loggish, adj. /lawg, log/, n., v., logged, logging. n. 1. a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree. 2. something inert, heavy, or not sentient. 3. Naut. any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship,… … Universalium
log — /lɒg / (say log) noun 1. an unhewn portion or length of the trunk or a large limb of a felled tree. 2. something inert or heavy. 3. Nautical a. a device for determining the speed of and distance covered by a ship. b. Also, chip log. a device… …
