loch

Definitions of loch
  1. noun
    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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    types:
    loch à harpon
    a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance
    loch à hélice
    a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
    type of:
    instrument de mesure, mesureur
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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