loggerhead
Americannoun
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a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
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a ball or bulb of iron with a long handle, used, after being heated, to melt tar, heat liquids, etc.
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a rounded post, in the stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon line is passed.
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a circular inkwell having a broad, flat base.
idioms
noun
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Also called: loggerhead turtle. a large-headed turtle, Caretta caretta, occurring in most seas: family Chelonidae
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a North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, having a grey head and body, black-and-white wings and tail, and black facial stripe
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a tool consisting of a large metal sphere attached to a long handle, used for warming liquids, melting tar, etc
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a strong round upright post in a whaleboat for belaying the line of a harpoon
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archaic a blockhead; dunce
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engaged in dispute or confrontation
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of loggerhead
1580–90; logger block of wood (first attested alone in 18th century) + head
Vocabulary lists containing loggerhead
Example Sentences
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She was transferred to Hunstanton Sea Life Centre in Norfolk, where a second loggerhead turtle, called Olive, has been under care since December.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
"Bulldozers on the beaches have already damaged the nesting sites of loggerhead turtles, which are threatened with extinction," Olsi Nika, a marine biologist who heads the NGO EcoAlbania, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
According to the Justice Department, Do and an accomplice tried to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
The spokesperson said not all sea life centres were experienced or had the facilities to rehabilitate loggerhead turtles - but Hunstanton was one of them.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Another loggerhead turtle surfaced in the chop off the beach.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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