logbook
Americannoun
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logbooks
plural
noun
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a book containing the official record of trips made by a ship or aircraft; log
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(formerly) a document listing the registration, manufacture, ownership and previous owners, etc, of a motor vehicle Compare registration document
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of logbook
1670–80; log 1 (in the sense “a detailed record of a voyage”) + book
Example Sentences
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In the platypus attendant's logbook, the interns found evidence that his rations en route were being decreased as some of the worms began to perish.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
Its rescue was made possible thanks to the hard work of over 4,000 volunteers who transcribed more than 28,000 logbook images from the US Navy fleet stationed at Hawai'i from 1941-1945.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
Photos, news stories, a logbook and even a blueprint prove that Paradise Golf Course was no high lie.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The Times could not verify the authenticity of the logbook page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
After every workout it was Ulbrickson’s habit to sit down in his office and make notations in a logbook.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
The chief executive of NHS Tayside has personally apologised for the destruction of theatre logbooks, potentially related to disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel, but said she had no intention of resigning.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The logbooks used in the project come from 19 different ships, including battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and cruisers, most of which played pivotal roles in World War II events.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2023
They would have to maintain separate logbooks for federal inspection.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
They said the historian excelled in translating 16th century Dutch and the logbooks of early European explorers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
For Kamookak, a vital part of that search was comparing Inuit stories with the logbooks and journals written by the many explorers who had gone looking for Franklin.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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