harpoon log

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   a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance

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Questions about harpoon log

What does harpoon log mean?

harpoon log means "a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance".

Is harpoon log a common word?

harpoon log is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.