log

¹log

noun, often attributive \ˈlȯg, ˈläg\

Definition of LOG

1

: a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree; especially : a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing and over six feet (1.8 meters) long

2

: an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water that consists of a block fastened to a line and run out from a reel

3

a : the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress; also : the full nautical record of a ship's voyage b : the full record of a flight by an aircraft

4

: a record of performance, events, or day-to-day activities

Origin of LOG

Middle English logge

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Wood Production Terms

cord, lumber, punk

Rhymes with LOG

blog, bog, clog, cog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, jog, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, slog, smog, tog