ship's+compass
131bin|na|cle — «BIHN uh kuhl», noun. a box or stand that contains a ship s compass. The binnacle is placed near the helm. ╂[alteration of bittacle < Spanish bitácula, Portuguese bitácola, learned borrowings from Latin habitāculum dwelling place < habitāre …
132gim|bals — «JIHM buhlz, GIHM », noun (plural). an arrangement for keeping an object horizontal, and giving it freedom to rotate about a fixed center. A ship s compass is supported on gimbals made of a pair of rings pivoted to swing, one within the other, on …
