binnacle

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Two seats were built against the after bulkhead, chart boxes flanked the forward hatchway and the binnacle was above the steering column.

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  1. noun A case that supports and protects a ship's compass, located near the helm.

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  • Live poultry hung from the foremast shrouds, dead ones from the mainmast, geese hissed from the binnacle, a pig paced the quarter-deck, and a duck's wings were seen fluttering from a line which was wont to sustain duck trousers. —  Army Life in a Black Regiment
  • Without wasting time on reassurance, Reith pricked 107 Margaret's finger and checked the blood sample in the glucometer immediately. —  Bush Doctor's Bride
  • The little lamp in the binnacle was glowing steadily. —  What Happened to the Corbetts
  • Two seats were built against the after bulkhead, chart boxes flanked the forward hatchway and the binnacle was above the steering column. —  The Adventure Club Afloat
  • The magnetic needle in the binnacle was the point on which the Mary Turner ever pivoted. —  Michael, Brother of Jerry
 

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  1. Alteration of Middle English bitakille, from Old Spanish bitácula or from Old Portuguese bitácola, both from Latin habitāculum, habitation, from habitāre, to inhabit; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also written binacle, a corruption of earlier bittacle, bitticle, from Portuguese bitacola = Spanish bitácora = French habitacle, a binnacle, orig. an abode, from Latin habitaculum, a little dwelling, from habitare, dwell: see habitation.
 

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