Logan
['lɒg(ə)n;'ləʊg(ə)n] or ['lɔɡən]
Definition
(noun.) a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high).
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Definition
(n.) A rocking or balanced stone.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Rocking-stone.
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Definition
n. a rocking-stone.—Also Log′ging-rock.
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Examples
- From Logan's position now a direct forward movement carried him over open fields, in rear of the enemy and in a line parallel with them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Logan entered the service himself as colonel of a regiment and rapidly rose to the rank of major-general. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Logan's popularity in this district was unbounded. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Logan was in advance with one of his brigades. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- General Logan went to his part of the State and gave his attention to raising troops. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- After Logan started, in thinking over the situation, I became restless, and concluded to go myself. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Most of them were from Logan's division, composed generally of men from the southern part of Illinois and from Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- WilliaMs. Generals Logan and Blair commanded the two corps composing the right wing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 28th the enemy struck our right flank, General Logan commanding, with great vigor. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Logan intrenched himself hastily, and by that means was enabled to resist all assaults and inflict a great deal of damage upon the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I will not pretend to question the motive which actuated Sherman in taking an officer from another army to supersede General Logan. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- These were soon reinforced by the remaining brigade of Logan's division and Crocker's division of the 17th corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Neither Logan nor I knew that we had cut off the retreat of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Logan alone captured 1,300 prisoners and eleven guns. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I had never seen either of them before, but I had read a great deal about them, and particularly about Logan, in the newspapers. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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