taffrail log

noun

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.

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patent logscrew log
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Meanings

nountaffrail log (plural taffrail logs)

plural taffrail logs

  1. nauticalA 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.

    Synonyms: patent log

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
patent log

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed

Similar
patent logscrew log
Broader
log
Also see
patent log

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish laahusloki, patenttiloki
  • laahuslokinautical speed measuring device
  • patenttilokinautical speed measuring device
Hebrew לוֹג פָּטֶנְטִי
  • לוֹג פָּטֶנְטִי (log patenti)nautical speed measuring device
Polish log rufowy
  • log rufowynautical speed measuring device
Russian вертушечный лаг, гакабортный буксируемый лаг
  • вертушечный лаг (vertušečnyj lag)nautical speed measuring device
  • гакабортный буксируемый лаг (gakabortnyj buksirujemyj lag)nautical speed measuring device
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APA

taffrail log. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taffrail%20log

MLA

“taffrail log.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taffrail%20log. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taffrail log,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taffrail%20log.

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