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binnacle
bin·na·cle [ bínnək'l ] (plural bin·na·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
housing for ship's compass: a support or mounting for a ship's compass
[15th century. Alteration of Spanish bitácula< Latin habitaculum "housing" < habitare "inhabit"]
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