Logan

[loh-guhn]

noun

1. John or James Tah-gah-jute, c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.

2. Joshua, 1908–1988, U.S. playwright, director, and producer.

3. Mount, a mountain in Canada, in the Mount Elias Mountains: second highest peak in North America. 19,850 feet (6,050 meters).

4. a city in N Utah.

5. a male given name.

Logan

¹

/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

1. a mountain in NW Canada, in SW Yukon in the St Elias Range: the highest peak in Canada and the second highest in North America. Height (after a re-survey in 1993): 5959 m (19 550 ft)

logan

²

/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

1. other names for rocking stone

logan

³

/ ˈləʊɡən /

noun

1. another name for bogan 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of Logan¹

C18: from logging-stone, from dialect log to rock

Example Sentences

“It’s clear the vice president respects him,” said Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute, who is supportive of U.S.-led pressure to end the war.

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The two teams met Aug. 28 with Santa Margarita winning in overtime 33-27 when Logan missed the game because of a health scare.

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“I was just hoping he would miss,” Logan said.

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There’s little doubt Logan has his father’s athletic talent.

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Dallas Fed President Logan said modestly restrictive settings are appropriate unless there’s convincing evidence of inflation coming down faster or a more than gradual cooling in the labor market, the senior economist notes.

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