Definitionn. a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass
Last update: October 10, 2015
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All compasses are fitted with a gimbal ring to keep the bowl and card level under every circumstance of a ship's motion in a seaway, the ring being connected with the binnacle or pedestal by means of journals or knife edges. [Please select]
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Come to the binnacle and see there what course we make. [Please select]
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A glance at the compass in the binnacle showed Ned that they were headed nearly northeast. [Please select]
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Christy looked at his watch by the light of the binnacle lamps. [Please select]
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He put his head under his wing where he sat on the binnacle. [Please select]
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More than this the feeble light of the binnacle-lamp failed to reveal. [Please select]
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It was warm, and, on examination at the binnacle lamp, turned out to be mud. [Please select]
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