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The correct spelling is logs.
How to pronounce logs
/lɑɡz/
nounIPA: /lɑɡz/
Say it like: Log-s
The correct spelling is logs. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. For example: "They walked across the stream on a fallen log."
Usage Examples
“They walked across the stream on a fallen log.”
“to log the miles travelled by a ship”
“To multiply two numbers, add their logs.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
- 2.Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
- 3.A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
- 4.Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
- 5.A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
verb
- 1.To cut trees into logs.
- 2.To cut down (trees).
- 3.To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
- 4.To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
- 5.To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook
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