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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: binnacle n : a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
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