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log line EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Navigation. the line by which a log or patent log is streamed. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of log line First recorded in 1605–15 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for log line Historical Examples of log line
The second mate and two hands came aft with the log-line and reel.
The Pirate of the Mediterranean
W.H.G. Kingston
Even had they been able to use a log-line it would have told them but little.
Thomas Holdich
The log-line is secured to this span and consists of two parts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7
Various
As to what’s called longitude, she’s best left to the log-line.’
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 2 of 3
William Clark Russell
“Heaving the log,” to ascertain the speed by means of a log-line.
Douglas Frazar
