Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logbook

/ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: log-book
IPA: /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.

noun

A book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.

noun

A record of the ownership and licensing of a motor car.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: log"
""If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *légʰyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Old Norse liggjader.? Middle English logge English log Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book English logbook Compound of log + book, originally a record of a ship’s speed and progress, from a wooden float (chip log, or simply log) used to measure speed. First attested in the 1670s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1670s

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/
British English: /ˈlɒɡ.bʊk/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

logbooks (plural) log-book (alternative)

Phrases

logbook service bad books good books in one's book

Frequently Paired Words

bad books good books in one's book notebook scorebook record book registration

Synonyms

log

Homonyms

log book log-book

Rhymes With

look took book fuck talk like a book bring to book cook hook log book log-book outlook shook

Questions

How do you pronounce logbook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑɡ.bʊk/.
What does logbook mean?: A book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.
Where does logbook come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1670s.

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