binnacle

ˈbɪnəkəl

Definition

Definition of binnacle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

vehicles

TECH.

instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle

TECH.

The speedometer is part of the binnacle.

control panel

dashboard

instrument panel

maritime

Dated

case for a ship's compass

Dated

The captain checked the compass in the binnacle..

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instrument cluster on a car or motorcycle
case for a ship's compass

Origin of binnacle

Spanish, bitácora (compass box)

Examples of binnacle in a sentence

A new binnacle was installed in the vintage car.
He polished the brass binnacle every morning.
The binnacle was damaged during the storm.

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French:tableau de bord, boîtier de boussole, ...
German:Armaturenbrett, Kompensierstand, ...
Italian:cruscotto, chiesuola, ...
Spanish:cuadro de instrumentos, bitácora, ...
Portuguese:conjunto de instrumentos, caixa de bússola, ...
Chinese:仪表盘, 罗盘箱, ...
Japanese:計器盤, コンパスケース, ...
Arabic:مَجْمُوعَة العَدَّادَات, حافظة البوصلة, ...
Hebrew:לוּחַ מַחוֹוָנִים, תֵּבַת מַצְפֵּן, ...
Russian:приборная панель, компасный ящик, ...
Ukrainian:приладова панель, компасний ящик, ...
Hindi:बिनाकल, कंपास बॉक्स, ...
Bengali:বিনাকল, ...
Catalan:quadre d'instruments, bitàcula, ...
Czech:přístrojový štít, kompasnice, ...
Danish:instrumentbræt, kompasstander, ...
Dutch:cockpit, kompasbehuizing, ...
Greek:πίνακας οργάνων, πυξίδα, ...
Hungarian:műszeregység, kompaszház, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទាំងឧបករណ៍បញ្ជា, ប្រអប់ដាក់ត្រីវិស័យលើនាវា, ...
Korean:계기판, 나침반 상자, ...
Persian:بیناگل, جعبه قطب‌نما, ...
Polish:konsola, obudowa kompasu, ...
Portuguese (BR):painel de instrumentos, caixa de bússola, ...
Romanian:bord, cabină de busolă, ...
Swedish:instrumentpanel, kompasshus, ...
Thai:แผงหน้าปัด, ตู้เข็มทิศ, ...
Turkish:gösterge paneli, pusula kutusu, ...
Vietnamese:cụm công cụ, hộp la bàn, ...

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