binnacle

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pusula dolabı
pusula kutu
(isim) pusula dolabı
Английский Язык - Английский Язык
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
A pedestal in which a compass is mounted
A stand with a receptacle containing the compass and compensating magnets
> A nonmagnetic stand, usually in mahogany, that supports the largest size of ship compass--about four feet high
Ship's compass
The mount for the compass, usually located on the wheel's pedestal
a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm)
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
A pedestal that holds the compass
A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night
{i} box which holds a ship's compass
The housing for the mariner's 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

Связанные Термины

A binnacle
bittacle
binnacles
plural of binnacle
binnacle

    Расстановка переносов

    bin·na·cle

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    Этимология

    () Earlier bittacle, from French habitacle. See also Spanish bitácora.
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