binnacle
/ˈbɪnəkl/noun
- a built-in housing for a ship's compass（航船）罗经柜, 罗经座。
词源
late 15th cent. （as bittacle）： from Spanish bitácula, bitácora or Portuguese bitacola, from Latin habitaculum 'dwelling place', from habitare 'inhabit'. The change to binnacle occurred in the mid 18th cent.