Meanings
nounlogbook (plural logbooks)
plural logbooks · alternative log-book
- broadlyA book in which events are recorded; a journal, especially of travel.
"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA book in which measurements of a ship's position are recorded, along with other salient details of the voyage, such as weather, resupply occasions, the crew's performance, other ships sighted, and so on.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*legʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*légʰyeti
- Proto-Germanic*ligjaną
- Old Norseliggjader.?
- Middle Englishlogge
- Englishlog
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*bōks
- Proto-West Germanic*bōk
- Old Englishbōc
- Middle Englishbok
- Englishbook
- Englishlogbook
Compound of log + book, originally a record of a ship’s speed and progress, from a wooden float (chip log, or simply log) used to measure speed. First attested in the 1670s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian пътен дневник, корабен дневник
- пътен дневник (păten dnevnik)travel journal
- корабен дневник (koraben dnevnik)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Chinese Mandarin 日誌 /日志, 日記 /日记
- 日誌 /日志 (rìzhì)travel journal
- 日記 /日记 (rìjì)travel journal
- 車輛登記簿 /车辆登记簿 (chēliàng dēngjìbù)record of the ownership of a motor car
- 航海日志 (hánghǎi rìzhì)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- 航空日志 (hángkōng rìzhì)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Czech palubní deník
- palubní deníknautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Danish logbog
- logbognautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Dutch logboek
- logboeknautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Finnish matkapäiväkirja, rekisteriote
- matkapäiväkirjatravel journal
- rekisterioterecord of the ownership of a motor car
- lokikirjanautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- lokinautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- laivapäiväkirjanautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
French livre de bord, journal de bord
- livre de bordnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- journal de bordnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- livre de lochnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
German Logbuch, Schiffstagebuch
- Logbuchnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- Schiffstagebuchnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Greek ημερολόγιο
- ημερολόγιο (imerológio)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Hebrew יומן האניה, יומן כלי שיט
- יומן האניה (yoman haoniyah)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- יומן כלי שיט (yoman kli shayit)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Hungarian hajónapló
- hajónaplónautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Irish leabhar loinge
- leabhar loingenautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Italian libretto di circolazione, giornale di bordo
- libretto di circolazionerecord of the ownership of a motor car
- giornale di bordonautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- libro di bordonautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Japanese 自動車登録台帳, 日誌
- 自動車登録台帳 (jidōsha tōroku daichō)record of the ownership of a motor car
- 日誌 (nisshi)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- 航海日誌 (kōkainisshi)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Norwegian loggbok
- loggboknautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Polish dziennik podróży, dowód rejestracyjny
- dziennik podróżytravel journal
- dowód rejestracyjnyrecord of the ownership of a motor car
- dziennik pokładowynautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Portuguese diário de viagem, diário de bordo
- diário de viagemtravel journal
- diário de bordonautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Romanian jurnal de călătorie, jurnal de bord
- jurnal de călătorietravel journal
- jurnal de bordnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- registru de bordnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Russian путевы́е заме́тки, формуля́р
- путевы́е заме́тки (putevýje zamétki)travel journal
- формуля́р (formuljár)record of the ownership of a motor car
- судово́й журна́л (sudovój žurnál)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- бортово́й журна́л (bortovój žurnál)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- ва́хтенный журна́л (váxtennyj žurnál)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- лётная кни́жка (ljótnaja knížka)nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Spanish bitácora, libro de registro
- bitácoratravel journal
- libro de registronautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- cuaderno de bitácoranautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Swedish loggbok, skeppsdagbok
- loggboknautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- skeppsdagboknautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Turkish ruhsat, trafik belgesi
- ruhsatrecord of the ownership of a motor car
- trafik belgesirecord of the ownership of a motor car
- seyir defterinautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- gemi jurnalinautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
- kütüknautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Vietnamese nhật trình
- nhật trìnhnautical: book in which details from journey are recorded
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with logbook
booklooktookoutlookhookbrookbrookeshookkochoverlookchinookcrookrookmookchookovercookblookjookchequebookabrookbring to bookby hook or by crookCorner BrookGlenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
logbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logbook
MLA
“logbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logbook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logbook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logbook.
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