taffrail log
A mechanical device dragged from the stern of the vessel that indicates the vessel's…A mechanical device dragged from the stern of the vessel that indicates the vessel's speed through the water; usually consists of a propeller, a reading unit and a stiff line connecting them.
Meaning
1 sensesA mechanical device dragged from the stern of the vessel that indicates the vessel's speed through the water; usually consists of a propeller, a reading unit and a stiff line connecting them.
вертушечный лагvertušečnyj lag, гакабортный буксируемый лагgakabortnyj buksirujemyj lag
- a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: taffrail logs| Singular | taffrail log |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed:patent logscrew log
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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