DUTCHMAN'S LOG


Meaning of DUTCHMAN'S LOG in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized D

: a method of estimating the speed of a boat in which an object that will float (as a piece of wood) is thrown over the bow and calculations are made based on the time that elapses before the stern passes

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