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Noun Concept
Categories: Sailboat components, Sailing ship components
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binnacle  Billade  bittacle
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A nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm) WordNet 3.0
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A nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A binnacle is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments. Wikipedia
Stand for navigational instruments on a ship Wikidata
The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements. The log and other equipment for measuring the ship's speed are also stowed there. Wiktionary
(nautical) the wooden housing for a ship's compass. Wiktionary (translation)
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housing
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Wikipedia
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Wikidata
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Billade, bittacle

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