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SCREW LOG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
Synonyms:
patent log; screw log; taffrail log
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("screw log" is a kind of...):
log (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)