PATENT LOG

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("patent 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)

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