logbook

[ lawg-book, log- ]

noun

1. a book in which details of a trip made by a ship or aircraft are recorded; log

logbook

/ ˈlɒɡˌbʊk /

noun

1. a book containing the official record of trips made by a ship or aircraft; log
2. (formerly) a document listing the registration, manufacture, ownership and previous owners, etc, of a motor vehicle Compare registration document

Word History and Origins

Origin of logbook¹

1670–80; log ¹ (in the sense “a detailed record of a voyage”) + book

Example Sentences

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

Fuller said he selected his victims by viewing a logbook.

From Seattle Times

He recorded in his logbook that on 18 August 1940 he bailed out of his Hurricane near the Thames Estuary after it was hit by a German aircraft.

From BBC

Russell still had his logbook and saw that while he didn’t mention anything about the UFO in the book, his flight was logged.

From Los Angeles Times

Among other records, the archives contain a copy of Hubble’s logbook from the fall of 1923.

From Los Angeles Times

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