clean slate

noun

Meaning

A slate on which the courses steered by a ship (and distances run) were recorded, but have been wiped clean after being entered in the log at the end of a watch
(by extension) a fresh start

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Related words

fresh start(English)tabula rasa(English)graving(English)slab line(English)slat(English)slating(English)rough book(English)log chip(English)

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