Log Line : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Log Line	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Log Line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
log line n a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Log glass} (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the running out of the log line. {Log line} (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d {Log}, n., 2. {Log perch} (Zo[94]l.), an ethiostomoid fish, or darter ({Percina caprodes}); -- called also {hogfish} and {rockfish}. {Log reel} (Naut.), the reel on which the log line is wound. {Log slate}. (Naut.) See {Log board} (above). {Rough log} (Naut.), a first draught of a record of the cruise or voyage. {Smooth log} (Naut.), a clean copy of the rough log. In the case of naval vessels this copy is forwarded to the proper officer of the government. {To heave the log} (Naut.), to cast the log-chip into the water; also, the whole process of ascertaining a vessel's speed by the log.