logbook
See also: log book
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
1670s, log + book, originally a record of a ship’s speed and progress, from a wooden float (chip log, or simply log) used to measure speed.[1]
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: log‧book
Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
logbook (plural logbooks)
- (nautical) A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.
- (by extension) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
- (UK) A record of the ownership, and licensing of a motor car
Translations
nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
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travel journal
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record of the ownership of a motor car
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “logbook”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.