Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Binnacle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Binnacle \Bin"na*cle\, n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by
influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L.
habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See
{Habit}, and cf. {Bittacle}.] (Naut.)
A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the
compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. --Totten.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
binnacle
n : a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front
of the helm)
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