logbook
Meaning
- A book in which measurements from the ship's log are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage.
- (broadly) 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
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook Compound of 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. First attested in the 1670s.
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