logging
pronunciation
How to pronounce logging in British English:
UK [ˈlɒɡɪŋ]
How to pronounce logging in American English:
US [ˈlɔːɡɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the work of cutting down trees for timber
Word Origin
- logging (n.1)
- "act of felling timber," 1706, verbal noun from log (v.1).
- logging (n.2)
- "act of recording in a log," 1941, verbal noun from log (v.2).
Example
- 1. Around 70 % of the remaining forest has been damaged by logging .
- 2. When a logging truck lets loose its load of timber on the road , it results in a gloriously gruesome set piece that parks final destination 2 firmly into the top spot .
- 3. In areas of canada with seasonal industries such as fishing and logging , people would often work for a few months in the summer and then collect unemployment benefits the rest of the year .
- 4. Impoverished brazilian communities living within the rainforest have long been said to gain from logging with increased life-expectancy , income and literacy rates .