| Word | binnacle |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. The permanent housing containing a ship's compass and other navigational instruments, along with a light to use them by. |
| Sentence | Two Malays, silent and almost motionless, steered, one on each side of the wheel, whose brass rim shone fragmentarily in the oval of light thrown out by the binnacle. |
| Source | Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad, p. 19 Image: CC 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ship_Binnacle.jpg |
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