The difference between Log and Taffrail log

When used as nouns, log means the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches, whereas taffrail log means a mechanical device dragged from the stern of the vessel that indicates the vessel's speed through the water.


Log is also verb with the meaning: to cut trees into logs.

check bellow for the other definitions of Log and Taffrail log

  1. Log as a noun:

    The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

    Examples:

    "They walked across the stream on a fallen log."

  2. Log as a noun:

    Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.

  3. Log as a noun:

    A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.

  4. Log as a noun:

    Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.

  5. Log as a noun (nautical):

    A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.

  6. Log as a noun (figuratively):

    A blockhead; a very stupid person.

  7. Log as a noun (surfing, _, slang):

    A longboard.

  8. Log as a noun (figuratively):

    A rolled cake with filling.

  9. Log as a noun (mining):

    A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.

  10. Log as a noun (vulgar):

    A piece of feces.

  1. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To cut trees into logs.

  2. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To cut down (trees).

  3. Log as a verb (intransitive):

    To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.

  1. Log as a noun:

    A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress

  2. Log as a noun:

    A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

  3. Log as a noun (computer science):

    Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to disk

  1. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.

    Examples:

    "to log the miles travelled by a ship"

  2. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook

  3. Log as a verb (transitive):

    To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.

  1. Log as a verb (obsolete):

    To move to and fro; to rock.

  1. Log as a noun (historical, _, units of measure):

    A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ⅓L).

  1. Log as a noun:

    logarithm.

    Examples:

    "To multiply two numbers, add their logs."

  1. Taffrail log as a noun (nautical):

    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.