BINNACLE


Meaning of BINNACLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbi-ni-kəl ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of Middle English bitakle, from Old Portuguese or Old Spanish; Old Portuguese bitácola & Old Spanish bitácula, from Latin habitaculum dwelling place, from habitare to inhabit — more at habitation

Date: 1762

: a housing for a ship's compass and a lamp

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