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logbook

logbook

12 3.3
A book where people write regular records of journeys, events, or activities
  • noun
  • /ˈlɔɡˌbʊk/
translation icon : bitácora
  • The captain wrote the weather conditions in the logbook every day at noon.
  • logbook records
  • logbook records on fishing
  • fill out their logbooks

Examples

  • The Physical Review received Einstein's submission on 1 June 1936, according to the journal's logbook.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Enter the weather in the logbook.

  • MAN: And make sure that we put that in the logbook tonight.

  • Did you get a look at the logbook?

  • I want to take a look at your logbook.

  • Fishermen must also keep a logbook on their fishing activities.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Epps reads the logbook Murphy found in the radio room.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Well, the logbook confirms he was where he said he was, Sarge.

  • Now this logbook contains records from St. Gertrude's Asylum, up by Douthat Lake.

  • At 12:45 P.M., Captain Henry James Gillam entered a single, terse phrase in his logbook: "Arrived Easter Is. Anchored Cook's Bay."

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

record
vslogbook
2.5

A paper or file that gives information about past events

is the specific official book kept regularly on transport vehicles
diary
vslogbook
479 1.0

A book in which you write every day about what happened and how you feel

is official and for operational entries, not personal daily notes
log
vslogbook
429 3.1

A written record of events or actions kept over time

is the same but used especially on ships or aircraft
notebook
vslogbook
187 1.0

A book of blank or lined pages for writing notes

is an official structured book kept regularly with formal entries
register
vslogbook
  • Formal
68 3.0

An official written list of names or events

is used for routine voyage or flight entries rather than name lists
journal
vslogbook
27 3.6

A book for writing money transactions in time order

is the ship or aircraft official book kept regularly for operations
record book
vslogbook
12 2.3

A book that lists official facts or achievements

is the official ship or aircraft book kept regularly
written record
vslogbook
5 3.4

A document that keeps proof of facts or events

is the official regularly kept onboard book for entries
written account
vslogbook
1 3.2

A paper that describes events so people can read about them later

is the official onboard book kept regularly rather than a narrative report

How Official

logbook
12 3.3
to journal
4 4.4
diary
479 1.0
note
1.0

Surface Forms

logbook singular
logbooks plural

Morphology

logbook = log + book (transparent) = log + book

The meaning is directly the combination of 'log' (a record) and 'book' (a bound set of pages): a book for recording logs.

Etymology

Logbook comes from the old sea word log, which was 'a piece of wood' sailors used to measure a ship's speed, and the word book, which is 'a place for writing'. Sailors wrote these speed checks and journey notes in that book, so a logbook now means an official record of trips or events.