navigational_instrument

log and line

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Properties

_kg_layer
0
components
wooden reel, angular log, line
condition
spoiled, untouched
description
A traditional nautical instrument used to measure a ship's speed, which the Pequod had neglected to use and whose line eventually breaks.

Relationships

  • experiencesLog-line Parting
    description
    The log-line, part of the log and line instrument, snaps due to being overstrained during its deployment.
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    source_text
    Snap! the overstrained line sagged down in one long festoon; the tugging log was gone
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:07:57.613Z
    source
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