log line

English Thesaurus

1. a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cord,
definition	:	a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	log,
definition	:	measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water (noun.artifact)