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Found 1 definition: binnacle.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun binnacle has 1 senses

binnacle(n = noun.artifact) - a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm);
is a kind of housing

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

binnacle, 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.].

A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

binnacle, n. a built-in housing for a ship's compass.

Etymology:
earlier bittacle, ult. f. L habitaculum habitation f. habitare inhabit