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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
Examples of loggerhead in a Sentence
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Listening stations between Massachusetts and Florida recorded nearly 6,000 pings from loggerheads between August 2021 and July 2024.
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Priya Shukla, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Experts believe, until then, both parties will remain at loggerheads over how to proceed.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Wildlife, from endangered loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles to manatees is abundant.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
China claims sovereignty over more than 90 percent of the South China Sea, putting it at loggerheads with not only the Philippines, but Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Taiwan.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Priya Shukla, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Experts believe, until then, both parties will remain at loggerheads over how to proceed.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025
Wildlife, from endangered loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles to manatees is abundant.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
China claims sovereignty over more than 90 percent of the South China Sea, putting it at loggerheads with not only the Philippines, but Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Taiwan.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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