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log-glass

log-glass noun: a sandglass used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship.

Noun

log-glass (plural log-glasses)

  1. (historical) A sandglass used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship.

Forms of log-glass

plurallog-glasses

Questions about log-glass

What does log-glass mean?
Log-glass means a sandglass used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship.
What part of speech is log-glass?
Log-glass is a noun.
What is the plural of log-glass?
The plural of log-glass is log-glasses.

Words near log-glass in the dictionary

  1. log washer
  2. log-book
  3. log-books
  4. log-burner
  5. log-burners
  6. log-glass
  7. log-glasses
  8. log-in
  9. log-ins
  10. log-lin
  11. log-linear

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