Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a reel on which the log-line is wound. See
log .
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Examples
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He had made Tammy give him every detail he could remember about the figure we had seen by the log-reel.
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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My thoughts returned to that thing, Tammy and I had seen near the log-reel.
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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The Second continued to stare at the log-reel for a brief instant; then he turned to me, with a sneer.
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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Then, suddenly, crouching under the rail near the log-reel, I saw something that looked like a man; but so hazy and unreal, that I could scarcely say I saw anything.
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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He had made Tammy give him every detail he could remember about the figure we had seen by the log-reel.
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My thoughts returned to that thing, Tammy and I had seen near the log-reel.
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Then, suddenly, crouching under the rail near the log-reel, I saw something that looked like a man; but so hazy and unreal, that I could scarcely say I saw anything.
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The Second continued to stare at the log-reel for a brief instant; then he turned to me, with a sneer.
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There was a log-reel and line on deck, and I found a sand-glass in the chest in my cabin in which
The Frozen Pirate 1877
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Even as I spoke, the little beggar caught at my sleeve with one hand; and, pointing across to the log-reel with the other, screamed: “He’s coming!
The Ghost Pirates 2007
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