log-glass

noun

A sandglass used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship.

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Meanings

nounlog-glass (plural log-glasses)

plural log-glasses

  1. historicalnauticalA sandglass used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship.
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APA

log-glass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/log-glass

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“log-glass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/log-glass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “log-glass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/log-glass.

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