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单词 patent log
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patent log


patent log

n. Nautical A torpedo-shaped instrument with rotary fins that is dragged from the stern of a vessel to measure the speed or distance traveled. Also called screw log, taffrail log.

patent log

n (Nautical Terms) nautical any of several mechanical devices for measuring the speed of a vessel and the distance travelled, consisting typically of a trailing rotor that registers its rotations on a meter. Compare chip log
Thesaurus
Noun1.patent log - a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speedpatent log - a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speedscrew log, taffrail loglog - measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water

patent log


patent log

[′pat·ənt ′läg] (navigation) Any mechanical log; for example, an instrument that is dragged from the stem of a vessel to measure the speed or the distance traveled.

patent log


  • noun

Synonyms for patent log

noun a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed

Synonyms

  • screw log
  • taffrail log

Related Words

  • log
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