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logbook

American  
[lawg-book, log-] / ˈlɔgˌbʊk, ˈlɒg- /

noun

  • logbooks
    plural
  1. a book in which details of a trip made by a ship or aircraft are recorded; log


logbook British  
/ ˈlɒɡˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book containing the official record of trips made by a ship or aircraft; log

  2. (formerly) a document listing the registration, manufacture, ownership and previous owners, etc, of a motor vehicle Compare registration document

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of logbook

1670–80; log 1 (in the sense “a detailed record of a voyage”) + book

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He urged buyers to verify the seller genuinely lived at the address on the V5C logbook, check every VIN including the chassis, and consider buying from reputable dealers instead.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2025

Among other records, the archives contain a copy of Hubble’s logbook from the fall of 1923.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2023

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

As a professional travel writer, Molnar’s trip notes were undoubtedly different from the average vacationer’s logbook, he noted in a 1997 column.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

“The old boat made them feel right at home,” Ulbrickson noted in his 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 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

The team were able to confirm the identity of the wreck because details of the damage had been recorded in the logbooks of the Royal Navy destroyers that sank the submarine.

From BBC Jul. 25, 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

Pete Tucci, the founder of Tucci Limited in Norwalk, Conn., thumbed through his logbooks trying to pinpoint the last client who came to him seeking ash bats.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2022

The conditions were sparse: They set up a tent, added radios, logbooks, and cameras, and positioned a scientist there around the clock.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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