logbook
Americannoun
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
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
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
Photos, news stories, a logbook and even a blueprint prove that Paradise Golf Course was no high lie.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
“You’ll get an hour in your logbook, PI under training,” Dympna told Maddie over her shoulder as they crossed to the Anson.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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