logbook
Americannoun
noun
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a book containing the official record of trips made by a ship or aircraft; log
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(formerly) a document listing the registration, manufacture, ownership and previous owners, etc, of a motor vehicle Compare registration document
Etymology
Origin of logbook
1670–80; log 1 (in the sense “a detailed record of a voyage”) + book
Example Sentences
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The seller also showed him what appeared to be a genuine logbook, complete with watermarks and had matching ID.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
On the desk is a monitor and small logbook for detainees to write their name, date of the call, location and time elapsed.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
Among other records, the archives contain a copy of Hubble’s logbook from the fall of 1923.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023
Its rescue was made possible thanks to the hard work of over 4,000 volunteers who transcribed more than 28,000 logbook images from the US Navy fleet stationed at Hawai'i from 1941-1945.
From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023
That night Nat smiled when he wrote to Elizabeth about the salt-water cure for their logbook.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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