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• Binnacle — Bin na*cle, n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L. habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See {Habit}, and cf. {Bittacle}.] (Naut.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• binnacle — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Pasqual Mas — i Usó (Almazora, Comunidad Valenciana, España, 1961) es un filólogo y escritor en valenciano y español. Contenido 1 Biografía 2 Obra 2.1 Narrativa 2.2 …   Wikipedia Español

• binnacle — binnacle1 /bin euh keuhl/, n. Naut. a stand or enclosure of wood or nonmagnetic metal for supporting and housing a compass. [1615 25; BIN + (bitt)acle (late ME bitakille) < Pg bitacola < L habitaculum lodge, equiv. to habita (see INHABIT) + culum …   Universalium

• binnacle — wooden box for a ship s compass, c.1750, corruption of bittacle (1620s), which is probably from Sp. bitacula or Port. bitacola, both from L. habitaculum little dwelling place, from habitare to inhabit (see HABIT (Cf. habit)) …   Etymology dictionary

• binnacle — [ bɪnək(ə)l] noun a built in housing for a ship s compass. Origin C15 (as bittacle): from Sp. bitácula, bitácora or Port. bitacola, from L. habitaculum dwelling place …   English new terms dictionary

• binnacle — bin•na•cle [[t]ˈbɪn ə kəl[/t]] n. navig. a stand or housing for a nautical compass • Etymology: 1615–25; bin+(bitt)acle < Pg bitacola < L habitāculum lodge …   From formal English to slang

• binnacle — /ˈbɪnəkəl / (say binuhkuhl) noun a special stand of non magnetic material built in the hull of a ship for housing the compass and fitted with lights by which the compass can be read at night. {earlier bittacle, from Portuguese bitacola, or from… …  

• binnacle — ► NOUN ▪ a built in housing for a ship s compass. ORIGIN from Spanish bitácula, bitácora or Portuguese bitacola, from Latin habitaculum dwelling place …   English terms dictionary

• binnacle — [bin′ə kəl] n. [formerly bittacle < Port bitacola < L habitaculum, dwelling < habitare,INHABIT] the upright, cylindrical stand holding a ship s compass, usually located near the helm …   English World dictionary