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
Pedestal that houses a compass and sometimes a light near the helm (steering wheel) of a ship
A wooden case or box, which contained compasses, log-glasses, watch-glasses and lights to show the compass at night There were always two binnacles on the deck of a ship of war, one being designed for the man who steered, the other for the person who superintended the steerage, whose office was called conning
a compass stand made of nonmagnetic material, serving also to illuminate and protect the compass
The wooden housing for a ships compass, its corrector magnets and illuminating arrangements; the log and other equipment for measuring the ships speed is also stowed there