Any apparatus for measuring the speed of a ship; also the daily record of events on board a ship or aircraft.
The log originally consisted of a piece of weighted wood attached to a line with knots at equal intervals that was cast from the rear of a ship. The vessel's speed was estimated by timing the passage of the knots with a sandglass (like an egg timer). Today logs use electromagnetism and sonar.
1. A segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches.
2. A written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane).
3. A written record or journal of events or transactions
4. A float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. stumpe, stompe; akin to Dutch stomp, German stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. and Swed. stump, and perhaps also to Eng. stamp.
1. Cricket: any of three upright wooden sticks that form the wicket.
2. The base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled; SYN. tree stump.
3. The part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed.
Low outcrop of rock formed by the erosion of a coastal stack. Unlike a stack, which is exposed at all times, a stump is exposed only at low tide. Eventually it will be worn away completely, leaving a wave-cut platform. + prikaži više

ETYM French tronc, Latin truncus, from truncus maimed, mutilated.
1. A large strong case used when traveling or for storage.
2. The main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber; SYN. tree trunk, bole.