Log - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |lɔːɡ|  American pronunciation of the word log
Brit.  |lɒɡ|  British pronunciation of the word log

noun

- a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
- the exponent required to produce a given number (syn: logarithm)
- a written record of messages sent or received
they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station
an email log
- a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
- measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water

verb

- enter into a log, as on ships and planes
- cut lumber, as in woods and forests (syn: lumber)

Extra examples

Thousands of trees have been logged in this area.

The forest has been heavily logged.

The company has been logging in this area for many years.

Part of his job is to log all deliveries.

Truck drivers log thousands of miles every week.

She has only been flying for a few months, but she has already logged more than 80 hours.

The captain always keeps a log.

All phone calls are logged.

The pilot has logged 1200 flying hours.

Phrasal verbs

log off  — exit a computer

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: log
he/she/it: logs
present participle: logging
past tense: logged
past participle: logged
noun
singular: log
plural: logs
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