English-Thai Dictionary
binnacle
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BINNACLE
n.[Formerly bittacle. ] A wooden case or box in which the compass and lights are kept on board a ship. It is sometimes divided into three apartments, with sliding shutters; the two sides contain each a compass, and the middle division, a lamp or candle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BINNACLE
Bin "na *cle, n. Etym: [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. )
Defn: A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.
New American Oxford Dictionary
binnacle
bin na cle |ˈbinəkəl ˈbɪnəkəl | ▶noun a built-in housing for a ship's compass. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as bittacle ): from Spanish bitácula, bitácora or Portuguese bitacola, from Latin habitaculum ‘dwelling place, ’ from habitare ‘inhabit. ’ The change to binnacle occurred in the mid 18th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
binnacle
binnacle |ˈbɪnək (ə )l | ▶noun a built-in housing for a ship's compass. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as bittacle ): from Spanish bitácula, bitácora or Portuguese bitacola, from Latin habitaculum ‘dwelling place ’, from habitare ‘inhabit ’. The change to binnacle occurred in the mid 18th cent.
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