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logging

[ law-ging, log-ing ]

noun

  1. the process, work, or business of cutting down trees and transporting the logs log to sawmills.
  2. Nautical. a deduction from the pay of a sailor, made as a fine or forfeit and recorded in the logbook of the ship.


logging

/ ˈɒɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. the work of felling, trimming, and transporting timber
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of logging1

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; log 1 + -ing 1
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And he has opened up more than half of the nation’s national forests for logging — including all 18 national forests in California.

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The party will try to amend the government's Crime and Policing Bill to ban forces from logging such incidents, except in limited circumstances.

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Two-toed sloths are found across South America, where they face threats including habitat loss, logging and hunting for the illegal wildlife trade.

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The Trump administration has rolled back environmental protections related to future logging projects in more than half of national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires.

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Comfortable shoes and socks are a must, and gel insoles can be a nice treat when you’re logging miles crisscrossing the field.

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