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binnacle

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bin·na·cle  (bn-kl)
n.
A case that supports and protects a ship's compass, located near the helm.
[Alteration of Middle English bitakille, from Old Spanish bitácula or from Old Portuguese bitácola, both from Latin habitculum, habitation, from habitre, to inhabit; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
binnacle [ˈbɪnəkəl]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a housing for a ship's compass
[changed from C15 bitakle, from Portuguese bitácula, from Late Latin habitāculum dwelling-place, from Latin habitāre to inhabit; spelling influenced by bin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.binnaclebinnacle - a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
housing - a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
Translations
binnacle [ˈbɪnəkl] N → bitácora f
binnacle
n → Kompasshaus nt


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lighting the pipe at the binnacle lamp and planting the stool on the weather side of the deck, he sat and smoked.
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He darted a look into the binnacle and took a hurried compass bearing of the sounds Jerry was making.
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All the time the strangeness of him was shaping itself in my mind; and as I talked I peered at his odd, pallid face in the dim light of the binnacle lantern behind me.
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