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chip log
noun
Nautical.
- a log for measuring the speed of a vessel.
chip log
noun
- nautical a log for determining a vessel's speed, consisting of a wooden chip tossed overboard at the end of a line that is marked off in lengths of 47 feet 3 inches; the speed is calculated by counting the number of such intervals that pass overboard in a 28-second interval
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chip log1
First recorded in 1825–35
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The chip log consists of a reel, line, toggle and chip.
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The principle of the chip log is that each division of the log line bears the same ratio to a nautical mile that the log glass does to the hour.
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