chip log

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EnglishEdit

chip log (board at lower left, reel at right)

NounEdit

chip log (plural chip logs)

1. (nautical) A simple device for measuring the speed of a vessel, consisting of a wooden board (drag) attached to a line on a reel.

SynonymsEdit

• hand log

TranslationsEdit

simple device for measuring the speed of a vessel

• Finnish: käsiloki

• Swedish: handlogg c

See alsoEdit

• logbook
• taffrail log