taffrail log
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taffrail log
n.
See patent log.
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Noun 1. [画像:taffrail log - a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed]taffrail log - a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
log - measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water
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