/ Dictionary / Index D Dutchman's log: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Dutch'man's log" Pronunciation: [key] — Naut. Naut. a method of gauging a ship's speed, in which the distance between two shipboard observation stations is divided by the time elapsing between the throwing overboard of an object by the first station and the sighting of it by the second. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Dutchman's-breeches Dutchman's-pipe Related Content Daily Word Quiz: eureka Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language