Bĭn'na-cle, n.

noun

(bĭn'na-kl), n. [For bittacle, corrupted from Fr. habitacle, habitation; Lat. habitaculum, dwelling-place; habitare, to dwell. See BITTACLE.] (Naut.) A box containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. Totten.

An illustrated ship's binnacle, with a compass housing mounted above a cabinet. — Binnacle.