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BINNACLE (before 18th century bittacle, through Span. bitacula, from Lat. habitaculum, a little dwelling)

BINNACLE (before 18th See also:
CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)
century bittacle, through Span. bitacula, from See also:
LAT
Lat. habitaculum, a little dwelling) , a See also:

case on the See also:

DECK

deck of a See also:

SHIP

ship, generally in front of the steersman, in which is kept a See also:

COMPASS (Fr. corn pas, ultimately from Lat. cum, with, and passus, step)

compass, and a See also:

LIGHT

light by which the compass is read at See also:

NIGHT

night .

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