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binnacles

binnacles is the plural of binnacle.

Meaning of binnacle

Noun

binnacle (plural binnacles)

  1. The wooden housing for a ship's compass, with its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements.
    • The lamp, or candle, which lights the binnacle, is placed in the cabin, of course the expence of one light is saved, and all the inconveniences of blowing out in a squally night, and likewise the trouble of trimming the lamp, are avoided.1811, The Tradesman, volume 7, page 420
  2. The instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle.

Questions about binnacles

What is binnacles the plural of?
Binnacles is the plural of binnacle.

Words near binnacles in the dictionary

  1. Binna Burra
  2. binnable
  3. binnacle
  4. binnacle list
  5. binnacle lists
  6. binnacles
  7. Binnaway
  8. binned
  9. binned off
  10. binnekill
  11. binnekills

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