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stoplog

stoplog noun: a multi-piece barrier used to close an opening, such as across a gate or channel, that is dropped into groves on the two sides of the opening.

Noun

stoplog (plural stoplogs)

  1. A multi-piece barrier used to close an opening, such as across a gate or channel, that is dropped into groves on the two sides of the opening.

Forms of stoplog

pluralstoplogs
alternative formstop log

Origin of stoplog

From stop + log. Derives from logs originally being dropped into place to stop waterflow.

Questions about stoplog

What does stoplog mean?
Stoplog means a multi-piece barrier used to close an opening, such as across a gate or channel, that is dropped into groves on the two sides of the opening.
What part of speech is stoplog?
Stoplog is a noun.
What is the plural of stoplog?
The plural of stoplog is stoplogs.

Words near stoplog in the dictionary

  1. stoplessness
  2. stoplight
  3. stoplights
  4. stoplist
  5. stoplists
  6. stoplog
  7. stoplogs
  8. stopmo
  9. stopoff
  10. stopoffs
  11. stoponium

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