logboard
/ˈlɒɡbɔː(ɹ)d/
logboard noun: a board on a vessel displaying the current portion of the log, to be transcribed later into the logbook.
Noun
logboard (plural logboards)
- A board on a vessel displaying the current portion of the log, to be transcribed later into the logbook.
- Every Noon the Master and his Mates take the reckoning off the Log-board, and double the Knots run, and then divide the Product, which is the number of Miles run by three, the quotient is the Leagues run since the former Noon, and according to custom the Log is thrown every two hours, and I never...1659, Navigation by the Mariners Plain Scale New Plain'd, by John Collins
Forms of logboard
| plural | logboards |
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Origin of logboard
Attested since 1659 as log-board. A compound of log + board.
Questions about logboard
- What does logboard mean?
- Logboard means a board on a vessel displaying the current portion of the log, to be transcribed later into the logbook.
- What part of speech is logboard?
- Logboard is a noun.
- How do you pronounce logboard?
- Logboard is pronounced /ˈlɒɡbɔː(ɹ)d/.
- What is the plural of logboard?
- The plural of logboard is logboards.
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