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logbook

Syllables: log·book/ˈlɒɡ.bʊk/US/ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/

logbook noun: a book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.

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Noun

logbook (plural logbooks)

  1. A book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.
    • Near-synonym: log
    Synonyms:
    log
  2. (broadly) A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
    • "If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers
  3. (UK) A record of the ownership and licensing of a motor car.

logbook meaning in Telugu and Vietnamese

logbook in Telugu

a logbook
చిట్టా ciṭṭā

logbook in Vietnamese

nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
nhật trình

Synonyms of logbook

Forms of logbook

plurallogbooks
alternative formlog-book

Plural of logbook: logbooks

Origin of 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.

Words formed from logbook

Phrases with logbook

Words that rhyme with logbook

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Questions about logbook

What does logbook mean?
Logbook means a book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.
What is logbook in Telugu?
Logbook in Telugu is చిట్టా (ciṭṭā). See Logbook meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is logbook?
Logbook is a noun.
How do you pronounce logbook?
Logbook is pronounced /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/ (US).
What is the plural of logbook?
The plural of logbook is logbooks.

Words near logbook in the dictionary

  1. logaœdics
  2. logboard
  3. logboards
  4. logboat
  5. logboats
  6. logbook
  7. logbook service
  8. logbook services
  9. logbooks
  10. logchip
  11. logcock

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: logbook (page history and authors); చిట్టా (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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