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noun

log

CEFR B1

a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

In a sentence

Six example sentences with log, each labelled with its topic.

  • The sculptor split a single cedar log and carved both halves into figures that lean toward each other.

    Art

  • We rolled the smoking log to the edge of the pit and set the grate directly over the coals.

    Cooking

  • Two founders built their first workbench from a hardware store door and a log they hauled out of the yard.

    Startups

  • A fallen log on the forest floor feeds beetles, fungi, and seedlings for decades before it finally crumbles into soil.

    Environment

  • The strongman contest ends with a log press, and lifting the rough trunk overhead takes technique more than brute strength.

    Fitness

  • Each log in the cabin wall was notched at the corners, so the joints tightened as the timber slowly dried.

    Architecture

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