| 释义 |
bin·na·cle
I. \ˈbinə̇kəl, -nēk-\ noun
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Etymology: alteration (perhaps influenced by bin) of earlier bittacle, from Middle English bitakle, from Old Portuguese bitácola, or Old Spanish bitácula, from Latin habitaculum dwelling place, from habitare to dwell — more at habit
: a case, box, or stand containing a ship's compass and a lamp
II. noun
also bin·ne·kill \“\
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Etymology: Dutch binnenkil, from binnen within + kil channel — more at bilander, kill
in New York & Pennsylvania : a secondary channel of a stream |