DCHP-2

boom ((1)) ((n.)) 1 † Lumbering DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1 n.

  a barrier of logs or other timbers linked by chains and serving to restrain or enclose floating logs, pulpwood, etc.

  See also: log-boom  

• 2 n.

  a large enclosure formed by logs chained together and used for holding floating logs, pulpwood, etc. until ready for transporting to a mill.

  See also: holding boom  

• 3a n.

  a raft of logs or square timber fastened together for transporting by water.

• 3b n.

  a collection of logs or pulpwood gathered to form a tow, for transporting by water.

  See also: bag boom  barrel boom  bundle boom  flat boom  raft ((n.)) (def. 1)  tow