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Definition of Binnacle
1. Noun. A nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm).
Definition of Binnacle
1. n. A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night.
Definition of Binnacle
1. Noun. (nautical) 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 is also stowed there. ¹
2. Noun. The instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Binnacle
1. a compass stand [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Binnacle
Literary usage of Binnacle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"After the rumour had been reported to you respecting pirates hovering about you,
did you take any means to diminish the light of the binnacle? ..."
2. The Literary Panorama and National Registerby Charles Taylor by Charles Taylor (1818)
"The lamp g placed in the upper part of the binnacle, near the illuminator, and has,
... The binnacle is made to carry but one compass, and is so calculated, ..."
3. Iron edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1858)
"The improvement of the Gravity binnacle consists in its always keeping a
perpendicular position, and not partaking of the bottom of the bowl to support the ..."
4. Modern Street Ballads by John Ashton (1888)
"JACK binnacle AND QUEEN VICTORIA* JACK binnacle just come from sea, As jolly a
tar as ever could be, Hearing with many a joyous smile, That Queen Victoria ..."
5. Lights and Shadows of American Life by Mary Russell Mitford (1832)
"THE binnacle. " A LIGHT in the binnacle." This order was given in that peremptory
manner, which shews that a man is either ill at ease with himself, ..."
6. Glossary of Navigation: A Vade Mecum for Practical Navigators by John Bradley Harbord, H. B. Goodwin (1897)
"... fixed once for all in proper positions on the binnacle, on the starboard and
port sides of the compass, at equal distances from the centre of the card. ..."
7. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by William Johnson (1864)
"In addition to the facts above mentioned, the witness stated that a candle was
kept burning in the binnacle every night, from the time the vessel left ..."
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