logbook
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈlɔɡˌbʊk/
- The captain wrote the weather conditions in the logbook every day at noon.
- logbook records
- logbook records on fishing
- fill out their logbooks
Examples
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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.
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MAN: And make sure that we put that in the logbook tonight.
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Did you get a look at the logbook?
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I want to take a look at your logbook.
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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.
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Now this logbook contains records from St. Gertrude's Asylum, up by Douthat Lake.
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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
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2.5
A paper or file that gives information about past events
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1.0
A book in which you write every day about what happened and how you feel
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3.1
A written record of events or actions kept over time
217
1.0
A book of blank or lined pages for writing notes
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3.0
An official written list of names or events
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2.3
A book that lists official facts or achievements
8
3.2
A paper that describes events so people can read about them later
8
3.4
A document that keeps proof of facts or events
6
3.6
A book for writing money transactions in time order
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.