English Dictionary

clean slate

名詞

広義

(nautical) 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

日本語の意味

（船舶の航海記録に用いられた石板が、見張りの終わりに記録を消去されることから）転じて、全くの初期状態、新たな出発を意味する / 新たなスタート、白紙の状態

By dawn the mate had recorded the night’s courses, entered them in the log, and set the clean slate aside for the next watch.

夜明けまでに航海士は夜間の進路を記録し、それを日誌に記入してから、次の当直のために記録後に消された航海用スレートを脇に置いた。

意味（1）

(nautical) 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

意味（2）

(by extension) a fresh start

clean slates （ plural ）