binnacle
Meanings
noun
- The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements.
- The instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Corruption of earlier bittacle, from French habitacle. Or from obsolete Spanish or Portuguese bitácula, both from Late Latin habitāculum (“little dwelling place”). Compare modern Spanish bitácora.
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