1) Housing
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A binnacle is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments. Its traditional purpose was to hold the ship`s magnetic compass, mounted in gimbals to keep it level while the ship pi....
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The stand on which the ship's compass is mounted.
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The stand on which the ship's compass is mounted.
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case in which a ship's compass is kept
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case in which a ship's compass is kept
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Box or nonmagnetic metal container for the ship's compass. Originally, lanterns lit the compass, while vents exhausted the smoke.
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• (n.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.
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(from the article `compass`) Modern mariners` compasses are usually mounted in binnacles, cylindrical pedestals with provision for illuminating the compass face from below. Each ... The binnacle, formerly called the bittacle, is the receptacle in which the compass is mounted. Originally constructed in the form of a cupboard, it ... [...
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A pedestal or mounting which holds the compass.
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Bin'na·cle noun [ For
bittacle , corrupted (perh. by influence of
bin ) from Portuguese
bitacola binnacle, from Latin
habitaculum dwelling place, from
habitare to dwell. See
Habit , and confer
Bittacle .]
(Nautical) A case or box placed near t...
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A binnacle or bittacle was a case or box on the deck of a vessel near the steering apparatus, containing the compass and lights by which it could be read at night.
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A support for the compass, raising it to a convenient position.
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The stand on which the ship's compass is mounted.
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n] - a nonmagnetic housing for a ship`s compass (usually in front of the helm)
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noun a nonmagnetic housing for a ship`s compass (usually in front of the helm)
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The stand on which the ship's compass is mounted. Before the 18th century, the word was bittacle, which came from the French habitacle and the Latin habitaculum, meaning a place of habitation. Before compasses came into use, it referred to a lantern stand.
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a stand or enclosure of wood or nonmagnetic metal for supporting and housing a compass.
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