| 单词 | binnacle |
| 例句 | A cased sausage hanging from a wire above the binnacle swayed a little as the Susan Marie undulated; otherwise, nothing moved. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z One eye on the binnacle, the other on the spotlighted water before his bow, Kabuo inched forward on blind faith. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A cased sausage hung from a wire beside the binnacle; the cot was neatly made up. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Ishmael stood in the doorway looking out while the sheriff ran a flashlight across everything—the cased sausage beside the binnacle, the short bunk, the ship’s wheel, the battery well. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He went over and stood at Chad’s shoulder, watching the compass in the glow on the binnacle light. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Nat stood near the compass, holding his watch so that he could read the face in the glow of the binnacle lamp. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the structure is a protruding gray steel window that Mr. Radic likens to a binnacle, the box that encases a ship’s compass. Space Pod Alights at the Serpentine Gallery 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The instrument cluster — a thin, curved LCD panel — replaces the usual gauge binnacle. Porsche Mission E Cross Turismo Review: ‘Silence Is the New Power’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Every version comes loaded with double-layered glass, fully adjustable heated rear seats, real wood trim, a 12-inch high-definition touch navigation screen and a binnacle between the front seats that can recharge your smart phone wirelessly. On the road to Pebble Beach in a Genesis G90 for the Super Bowl of car shows - Golf Digest 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Under the front binnacle, the display integrates status readouts with ongoing route data. Chevy Volt Sets Path for More Electric-Car Growth 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The general of an army must be something more than a good regimental officer; the admiral of the fleet cannot teach common sailors the best way to polish the brass on the binnacle. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z With him, and stationed at a small wheel in the wake of a binnacle, was a quartermaster. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z There was the little wheel, which we had seen before; and there too was a tiny binnacle with its compass, cunningly contrived to take no room, set just forward of the wheel. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z It is corrected by two sets of steel magnets placed with their centres under the needle in the binnacle. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z The curve of her bows was the perfection of grace; the polished brass of her binnacle and fittings gave back every beam that fell upon them. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Looking up at the compass, which was fixed in the skylight and allowed the glow of the binnacle lamp to shine through, he tried to calculate where Wyndham was steering. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z "It's only a quarter past eleven," he announced dolorously, as he consulted his watch by the feeble light of the binnacle. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z One of their log records reads: 'Off Cape Otway at noon the darkness became so intense that it was necessary to light the binnacle lamp. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z The picture was so vivid in his mind that he could see the brightness of the binnacle and the wheel spinning in the helmsman's hands. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z He nodded at me significantly in the soft light by the binnacle. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z A dim glow came from the compass binnacle, but the schooner was close-hauled and the Kroo steered by the faint strain on the helm. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Getting out the mildewed chart, he laid off his course, carefully trimmed and lighted the binnacle lamp, and going up on deck hauled in the kedge anchor. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z But Archie had not done that; and between you and me and the binnacle, not to let it go any further, I think he did an extremely sensible thing in sticking to the money. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z I declare it’s enough to make the binnacle pipe its eye.” Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z We stood to windward of the binnacle and watched what was about to happen. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z "Hard a port!" shouted the pilot, as he gazed into the binnacle on the bridge. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z The feeble light from the binnacle showed him that Olive was at the helm, calm and collected. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He was becoming quite a sailor—as hard as the wheel-spokes, as brown as the binnacle. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z But we had coals, lumps as big as the binnacle. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z How he doubled and bolted and dived, to be sure, round the binnacle, round the capstan, over the winch, under the spare anchor, down one ladder and up another—it was marvellous! The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z As before, Bob and Nelda were the pets of the ship; and ’Rallie, who now did the drollest antics any bird ever attempted, kept all hands laughing from binnacle to bowsprit. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z At this juncture the candle of the binnacle lamp blew out. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z But the binnacle had been washed away, and the men were steering only by blind chance. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Why, bother my old wig, if they ain’t as like as two whalers, same rig, too, from top to bottom, same cut from jib to binnacle. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z It would have pleased the surliest old ship captain who ever peeped over a binnacle edge, to have two such listeners as young Leon and Doug. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The capstan is of polished mahogany, the binnacle is fit to be a drawing-room ornament. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z There was sufficient light to enable the helmsman to steer without having to use the candle-lamp of the binnacle. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z To the astonishment of all she had clambered up into the dinghy that hung from davits abaft the binnacle. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z A short while afterwards I noticed the same irregularity, and went over to the binnacle, determining this time to give him a good rating. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z Then I looks up, and there stood the captain right a-top av the binnacle, and sorra more than one eye had he. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z No unsightly cabins or rooms, only forward was the winch and then the steerage cabin, the capstan, the midship companion; and aft the saloon and cabin skylights and companions, the wheel-house and binnacle. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z The next day it blew very hard, and the vessel's boats, binnacle, gratings, some hats, etc., were found upon the opposite shore, the wind having changed suddenly, by Lt. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z The capstan itself is a thing o’ beauty; all the brasswork looks like gold, all the polished woodwork like ebony; and, blow me, Bill, just look at that binnacle! Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z After he had left me, I lighted the lamps in the binnacle and then fell to work upon the food. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z And what’s that got to do with your keeping an eye on the binnacle, or a cheerful face that will do something to keep her spirits up? The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z As the dense clouds rapidly advance from the horizon and blot out the stars, one is left in inky darkness broken only by the glimmer of the lamps in the binnacle. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z “He means getting on the binnacle list,” “What’s that?” wondered Sam. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Then he settled his tankard on the binnacle and began to loosen the line securing the whipstaff, a long lever used for controlling the rudder. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z He walked over to the binnacle, and took a look at the compass. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z The man at the wheel gave a listless eye to the binnacle, and the Irene, battered, dirty, with fires ill-kept, ploughed slowly on, as melancholy, almost, as though she were still a derelict. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z So saying, he drew out a paper and held it to the binnacle. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z “I do not wish to go on the binnacle list,” replied the lad promptly. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z She settled herself against the binnacle to watch the Gloucester. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They were repelled; but would apparently have made a second attack, had not a shot from the brig raked us fore and aft, and carried away the binnacle. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z The Captain growled under his breath, poked his nose against the binnacle, and then glanced into the driving mist overhead. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z A round shot dashed the binnacle to pieces between them. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z I advised that he go on binnacle list for the day, but Davis refused. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Stirling set the can on the top of the brass binnacle hood and munched a biscuit, eying Helen Marr with concern. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z A ship’s lantern hung here; there was a binnacle there. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z The binnacle case was of ebony, enriched with inlaying and carved work. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z I have said nothing about the use of electric lights in binnacles, though it would be a great advantage to be able to supply them with a good steady light quite unaffected by wind. Wrinkles in Electric Lighting 2011-01-22T03:00:17.277Z Very well, I shall have to put you on the binnacle list to-day. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z She watched him as he braced his legs and threw back his head, then he turned away from her with a regretful jerk and leaned down over the binnacle. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Tamango remained motionless, leaning on the binnacle, his face buried in his folded arms. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z The lantern in the captain’s cabin has a jacket on it, and even the binnacle is screened, so that no one but the old quartermaster at the “con” can see the light, or the compass. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The arrangements were thus made:—a large china jar was placed upon the binnacle, into which was put a scroll of paper for each person on board, cut and folded exactly alike. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 Pretty hot stuff for a shipmate who’s on the binnacle list. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The girl hesitated and glanced at Stirling, who was consulting the binnacle, reaching an arm through the spokes of the wheel and wiping the glass with his bare fingers. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Turn your binnacle lights on him, Lefty; behold the greatest pitcher adrift in the uncharted regions of baseball.” Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager It was impossible to keep the binnacle alight, and no stars were visible; steering was a mere groping by the feel of the wind. Beggars on Horseback Suddenly the light in the binnacle went out. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Refuses to take sick leave or be placed on binnacle list, saying he has important duties to perform.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z He looked at the binnacle and then swept the sea, his eyes widening in calculation. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z As he spoke, he drew out a letter and handed it to him; and Tony, stooping down beside the binnacle light, read it over twice. Tony Butler Scarcely had he reached the binnacle, when the old man, pale and almost dead with terror, stood before him. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) There's no air, and I noticed the binnacle alight, so it must have been nigh dark under that funnel cloud. A Man in the Open "The Duke!" said my father, musing; and, suddenly calling to mind his pledge, he drew nigh to the binnacle lamp, and, opening his letter, bent down to read it. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience He bent there and consulted the binnacle, reached and took the chart which the leader held out to him. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The few passengers, however, had sought their berths below, and the only one who lingered on deck was M'Grader and one other, who, wrapped in a large boat-cloak, lay fast asleep beside the binnacle. Tony Butler At nightfall strict orders were given that all the lights should be put out, except that in the binnacle; and the ship's course was altered. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 True to the old instinct, Captain Weber’s first impulse was to walk to the binnacle, and then to glance aloft at his dismantled masts and rigging. The Ruined Cities of Zululand "Here," said he, approaching the binnacle lantern, and holding out a miniature he had drawn from his breast,—"here you can recognize the accuracy of your description." One Of Them Stirling shook his head slowly, leaned away from her, and bent over the binnacle, then changed the course of the Pole Star until the dark coast was over the port bow. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He gravely took the purse from me, and, stooping down to the binnacle light, counted over the money, scrutinizing carefully the pieces as he went. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "And where are you carrying the little ship to?" said I, looking at the illuminated disc of compass card that swung in the short, brass binnacle under his nose. A Marriage at Sea He took the compass from the binnacle, handed the papers and instruments to Imbrancam, and the compass to Tangrouille, and said to them: "Get aboard the boat." Toilers of the Sea Near the forward wheel a miniature binnacle housing a compass with phosphorescent card, advised him from time to time, as he consulted it, of the lay of their course. The Destroying Angel Stirling unclasped one hand from the spokes of the wheel and touched the frosted glass over the binnacle compass. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Captain Rannie shivered and stood suddenly stock still by the binnacle as he thought of what was to transpire in those thirty-six hours. Command "Pity," said I, thinking aloud rather than talking, as I stepped to the binnacle to mark the yacht's course, "that Caudel should have shipped such a dingy-skinned chap as that fellow for cabin use." A Marriage at Sea "Have you a boat alongside, Corporal?" said I, as I lounged listlessly on the binnacle. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The term binnacle, originally bittacle, is a corruption of the Portuguese abitacolo, to denote the housing enclosing the compass, probably originating with the Portuguese navigators. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" The wheelsman—a Kanaka—hung on the spokes with his dark eyes glued into the binnacle; the canvas shield was too high to allow a view of the taffrail and the cabin companion. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The binnacle interrupted his headlong march from side to side, his head down, his hands in his trouser pockets. Command The officer of the watch went to the binnacle, and setting the wind as nearly as he could, replied, "Tell Sir Theophilus that it is S.W. and by W. ¾ W." Olla Podrida I obeyed; and he took a lighted lantern from the binnacle, and held it up close to my face, and then moved it so that he made a careful examination of my whole figure. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The binnacles or pedestals for compasses are generally constructed of wood about 45 in. high, and fitted to receive and alter at pleasure the several magnet and soft iron correctors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" "The wheel's there and the binnacle's there, and the log line's there," suggested Stirling, pressing his thumb down upon the glowing coals of his pipe. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Captain Rannie had fallen back against the binnacle and the sleeve of his coat covered the round hole through which the compass could be seen. Command The Old Man left his post and struggled to the binnacle. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea This impression was scarcely conceived ere proved, as, taking a small lantern from the binnacle, he approached the boat, and held it over me. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas We identified what was almost certainly a compass binnacle, probably brass, but there wasn't time to get it free and bring it up. The Wailing Octopus She nodded, stared at the binnacle, and the spokes moved slowly and in the right direction as Stirling crossed the deck and descended to the waist of the ship. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z At the binnacle he had to turn a little and edge past it before he could take three more strides and bring up against the end. Command The light in the binnacle is dim and spluttering, the glass smoke-blackened, and one can but see the points on the compass card. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Would there be any binnacles on it, do you suppose?” he added teasingly. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Everything about the little craft was trim and plain, the only ornament in sight being some brass work that surrounded the binnacle. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold He takes no notice of her neither, but keeps looking on, quite in his wont, at the binnacle. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Mr. Spokesly struck a match and lit the binnacle lamp, a tiny affair which shone inward upon the vibrating surface of the card. Command Pausing at the binnacle to note the direction of the wind, he gives an exclamation of disgust. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Wouldn’t I look great with binnacles hanging all over me!” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Suddenly the quartermaster touched the skipper’s arm under the shrouded binnacle. The Missourian The binnacle lamp threw up a dim, orange radiance on Woolfolk’s somber countenance. Wild Oranges He was far back, behind the steering wheel, and the faint glow of the binnacle lamp was screened by a canvas hood. Command The Second Mate, at the binnacle, sighted across the wildly swinging compass card. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea “Yes,” said Katherine, “and come up all covered with moss and with binnacles hanging all over you.” The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars Except for the muffled binnacle light, there was neither a ray nor a spark. The Missourian Then, upright and motionless at the wheel, with the wan radiance of the binnacle lamp floating up over his hollow cheeks and set gaze, he held the ketch southward through the night. Wild Oranges He was aroused by the helmsman reaching out and striking four soft blows on the little bronze bell hanging by the awning-spar over the binnacle. Command There was only the flickering binnacle, tended as never was temple fire, to show the compass card. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea “Honest, I forgot I promised not to tell about the binnacles,” said Slim pleadingly. The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars An officer stood by the hooded binnacle, watching our course by the faint glow of a tiny lamp. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew "But first," said she, "let me put out the light in the binnacle." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 When Mr. Spokesly presented his broken binnacle the chief glanced at it with a scarcely perceptible flicker of his bushy eyebrows and continued to fill his pipe from a canister on the desk. Command He peers into the dimly-lighted binnacle, turns his gaze to the sail aloft, sniffs the wind, and fixes me with a stern though drowsy eye. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "Here," said the witness, "is a pretty counsel for you, that does not know abaft the binnacle!" The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Another officer coolly took his place at the binnacle and directed a change in the course of the boat. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Having gone below to compare the watch in the cabin with the half-hour glass in the binnacle, he returned to the quarter-deck and called out, "Strike the bell eight—call the watch." An Old Sailor's Yarns Now there's just as much engineerin' about that binnacle as there is in a kettle or a rabbit hutch. Command Oh, shift o' wind, or something," said I. "I was aft at th' binnacles an' heard him talkin' t' th' Mate about it. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "Sou'west by west-half-west," answered Morgan, who had taken an observation that noon, glancing in the binnacle as he spoke. Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main The brave officer at the binnacle fell to the deck, his mangled body a quivering mass. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew A pin driven through the center of the steering-wheel is used to fasten it to the binnacle. Boys' Book of Model Boats With the gimcrack little sheet copper binnacle in his hand, Mr. Spokesly made his way to the chief engineer's room. Command The topmost sail, it seems like some dim pinnacle Cresting a shadowy tower amid the air; While red and fitful gleams come from the binnacle, The only light on board to guide us––where?” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Comstock leaving a watch at the second mate’s door, went upon deck to light another lamp at the binnacle, it having been again accidentally extinguished. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants But I saw it blink out, and I looked down at the binnacle and held the same compass heading until it came on again, and it was in a different place. Smugglers' Reef The binnacle itself can be held to the deck either by glue or by a small screw. Boys' Book of Model Boats Just now, with the sweat cooling on his back and a battered binnacle offered to him for repair, he took refuge in dry malice. Command Every ship, however small, has its tablet and its taper; and within the compass-box or binnacle a taper is continually kept burning. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton The eye rests on the light in the binnacle. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. This I mounted very deliberately and carefully until I had come to the bridge itself, where a dull light burned by the binnacle. Hurricane Island In this Chapter the author will describe the construction of the more important fittings necessary to model boats, such as stacks, searchlights, bollards, cowl-ventilators, davits, and binnacles. Boys' Book of Model Boats A voice from behind a slammed door said that the mate could take his binnacle and chase himself round the deck with it, and the chief cackled. Command On being shown the glass of the skylight and binnacle, they touched it, and desired to know what kind of ice it was. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe For my part, I believe, I became feverish through the night, and in my sleep talked to the binnacle about Magna Charta. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Flashing a small light over the compass, which served as an improvised binnacle, he peered intently at the instrument. El Diablo If it be in the binnacle, in course the ship as carries it must be stern towards us. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea To correct them, four sets of magnets are necessary, two of which are usually found in the binnacle of the compass itself. Lectures in Navigation These relate to the diagram on the card, the lamp with oil or candle, the reflectors, the ventilation, and the interior colouring of the binnacle, as well as other minor matters. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" At 12 o'clock, the conviviality of the crew commenced; and as I sat down with R and P, near the binnacle, toast after toast could be heard unanimously proposed, and more unanimously drank. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition At last the captain drew his watch, and by the faint rays upon the binnacle saw the hour had come. The Light of Scarthey It must be the light from a ship’s binnacle!” The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea A small binnacle with a single compass, usually placed before the other. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. In a second cruise of the yawl with my new binnacle, the great advantages desired were found to be attained. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Going up to the binnacle, he observed the compass, and addressing the helmsman, said, "Let her break off three points." A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Rolling up the chart he hoisted himself on to his feet and bent over the tiny binnacle to take the bearing of a faint smudge of smoke barely visible on the horizon. The Long Trick I wanted to hunt up a fellow who could put me wise on binnacles and charts and things like that. Gold Out of Celebes These are chiefly used in boat-building, and for plank nails in the vicinity of the binnacle, as iron affects the compass-needle. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Then I managed to get a candle, and cut a piece off, and rigged it up with paper inside the binnacle. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The fellow peered into the binnacle, and answered— “North-east-and-by-east, three-quarters east.” The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The Commander moved across to the tiny binnacle. The Long Trick A glance at the compass in the binnacle showed Ned that they were headed nearly northeast. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub The small, red curtains were drawn, and over the tiny fireplace a binnacle lamp glowed softly. The Rapids Above the binnacle is the chart; that is to say, a rectangular piece cut out from the larger sheet, and containing all that will be sailed in a day. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" Saying which, he laid his jacket very carefully over the hood of the binnacle, completely obscuring the not very brilliant light that shone therefrom. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" "Then Morris may enter on his log-slate that the chase began at 11.15 a.m.," said Louis as he glanced at the clock over the binnacle. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing A hundred and fifty boats lay in the harbour, each with a light in its binnacle, a fire in its cabin, smoke coming from its stove-pipe, and its sails half-set. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 "Not a light aboard, sir, except in the binnacle." A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Even the binnacle was covered, and the steersman had to see as much of the compass as he could through a conical aperture carried almost up to his eyes. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I shall sight for three hundred,”—going to the binnacle, and uncovering the hood for a moment to do so. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" The canvas bag was found near by, under a ledge of the reef, together with the binnacle bell—which was doubled flat—and a dinner plate! "Pig-Headed" Sailor Men From "The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton and Other Stories" - 1902 Pete's bunk was under the binnacle, and the light of its lamp fell on a stamped envelope which he took out of his breast-pocket from time to time that he might read the inscription. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 “So he had, sir,” answered the lieutenant, hastily putting down his empty cup under the binnacle out of sight of the commander, who he knew disliked anything out of order on deck. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Denman watched her swing to a starboard wheel; and, when the rolling gave way to a pitching motion as she met the head sea, he glanced at the after binnacle compass. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility After a while he halted alongside the binnacle, gazed abstractedly into it for about half a minute, and then, turning to the nodding helmsman, inquired whether he knew where he was running the ship to. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" And all this is extra to the regular routine, with its lamp-lockers, binnacles, timekeeping, incessant look-out, and trick at the wheel. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways "Mr. Foster" went to the skylight and looked down into the cabin at the clock, which was placed so that it could be seen by any one standing beside the binnacle. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 It was dark there except for the soft, yellow gleam of the binnacle lights. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The light from the binnacle illuminated a countenance of rugged yet symmetrical features, stamped with prison pallor, but also stamped with a stronger imprint of refinement. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility According to the Coast Pilot, which was always kept on the shelf, by the side of the binnacle, it was eighty-five miles to Cape Canaveral. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi “Look for yourself, if it please you, for ’tis light enough to read the card without the binnacle lamp. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate As you know, sir, we carry a binnacle, and the lamp in it was alight and gave out just enough haze for us to see each other in. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands He stripped up his sleeve and held his arm across the radiance of the binnacle light. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 "Must have a cast-iron stomach," he muttered, as he peered into the binnacle; "or else the boats'n dosed the wrong man's pot." The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility He led the way to the chart on the shelf, upon which a light was cast from the binnacle. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi With one consent we both walked aft to the binnacle and peered into it. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy He didn't answer, but crossed the deck between the binnacle and the deck-house to the lee side. Man Overboard! A peep over the shoulder of the man at the wheel into the mellow glow under the hood of the binnacle, showed him that the Olenia was on her course. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He was reading one of a pile of Florida guide-books I had procured in Jacksonville, which I had placed by the binnacle for his use. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida He specially seemed to address Jonathan, as the attendant who had escorted them on deck took them up to him, where he was standing by the binnacle with two or three others. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek The captain opened the binnacle, and headed the Blanchita to the north. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The binnacle had been knocked away, and the other compasses on board were out of order. Won from the Waves A deck-hand had hooded the brass of the binnacle and search-light, listening while the owner had called the master to account. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The helmsman stood at the motionless wheel with his right hand poised six inches above a spoke, as though some sudden paralysis gripped him, and his face, illumined by the binnacle light, turned aloft inquiringly. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea But the binnacle light was out, and the pilot had disappeared! Adventures in Many Lands "Now, fellows, I have come to the conclusion that we are all tired of paddling about the muddy rivers of Borneo," the captain began, after he had scrutinized the compass in the binnacle. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics The pilot was still on board, who gave him first a silent glance, and then passed an insignificant remark before resuming his lounging to and fro between the steering wheel and the binnacle. Chance A Tale in Two Parts Mendouca laid down the telescope, walked to the binnacle, and peered intently for a moment at the compass. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast The mate stood at the other side of the binnacle, looking at her, with one elbow resting on the house. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea You saw where the cap. placed me; and how I tilted my stool and leaned against the binnacle. Adventures in Many Lands While this was doing, two matches were brought, one between two spoons, and the other in a can, and immediately one of the guns being discharged, the binnacle was shattered to pieces. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 On the way he glanced at the helmsman whose face lighted up by the binnacle lamps was calm. Chance A Tale in Two Parts I can make out the faint light of her binnacle lamps, and that is all. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Tom secured the gear, and climbing aloft and out the gaff, fastened the block directly over the lazarette-hatch, just forward of the binnacle. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea A single light here at the binnacle, and no other to show from anywhere on board. Adventures in Many Lands For the purpose of remedying this an order was issued to bring four guns astern; two of them were accordingly placed with their mouths directly before the binnacle. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 At last he fastened his eyes on the compass card, took refuge, in spirit, inside the binnacle. Chance A Tale in Two Parts On reaching the deck the first sight that met them was Mr Hazlit standing by the binnacle. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters Steward," he said as he made his way toward the stairs, "light the binnacle, and stop that whining. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Anon the captain glanced at the pale, set face of the pilot, on which the diffused light from the binnacle lantern feebly shone. Adventures in Many Lands Suddenly, as I was standing close to the binnacle, watching the frantic mob of fighting miners, a woman emerged from the after companion, close beside me. The Castaways The sea had swept over the ship, carrying away the staunchions, bulwarks, and rails, the binnacle, and the chief portion of the wheel. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story I flew to the binnacle; we had not in any way altered our course. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars He heard the steward's voice close to him, and the sound of the binnacle lights being removed from their places, then the opening and closing of the cabin companionway. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea The pilot stood steady at the helm, his eyes fixed on the binnacle, each movement of the compass-needle a sign for his ready hands to obey. Adventures in Many Lands This matter settled, I went on deck, where I found the entire crew congregated about the binnacle, awaiting me. The Castaways A fearful shriek reached his ears, and he caught sight for an instant of a man clinging to the binnacle. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story I sung out, as I stepped to the binnacle to take the bearings of the schooner from us. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars In the forward part was a binnacle with small steering-wheel, disconnected now, for the steering was done by men below the water-line in the stern. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea He bent low over the binnacle, afterwards glancing swiftly shoreward. Adventures in Many Lands “I don’t like these lulls,” said Captain Roy to the hermit, as they stood close to the binnacle, in the feeble light of its lamp. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago One evening our hero stood near the binnacle talking to the steersman, a sturdy middle-aged sailor, whose breadth appeared to be nearly equal to his length. The Battle and the Breeze Captain Dall and Will, who had been standing near the binnacle, seized and clung to the wheel. Sunk at Sea The captain stood the bottle under the binnacle. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea At the same time the captain came and stood by the binnacle. Adventures in Many Lands The officer of the watch went to the binnacle, and setting the wind as nearly as he could, replied, “Tell Sir Theophilus that it is South West and by West three-quarters West.” Olla Podrida We constantly went to the binnacle lamp to look at our watches. A Voyage round the World A book for boys Then I got a piece of thin plank for her deck, and built on her bulwarks, with the windlass, the binnacle, caboose, and combings of her hatchway complete. Old Jack His foot struck the bottle under the binnacle, and, on an impulse due to his mood, he picked it up and uncorked it. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea In the general confusion, some iron too near the binnacles had attracted the needle of the compasses; the ship was steered out of her course. Adventures in Many Lands Our lights had hardly been extinguished in cabin and binnacle, when we heard the measured stroke of a man-of-war oar. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver As he stood by his side he frequently quoted passages of Scripture from his Bible, and sometimes, by the light of the binnacle lamp, he referred to the book, and read long portions. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy The man at the wheel was looking down into the binnacle and Sears took her hand. Fair Harbor This was not answered, and with his own hands he coupled up the steering-wheel on the binnacle and gave it a turn. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Only the binnacle lights remained and these were muffled with just a crack for the helmsman to peer through. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport Seating himself on the binnacle, he ordered the lashings which had bound the two ships throughout the bloody conflict to be cut. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 It was intensely dark; the binnacle lamp was extinguished, and the light in the cabin burned too dimly to throw the faintest colour upon the hatchway. The Frozen Pirate Her skipper stood aft by the binnacle, feeling, with a joy quite indescribable, the lift of the deck beneath him and the rush of the breeze across his face. Fair Harbor He pointed her out the space behind wheel and binnacle. The Wind Bloweth All lights were extinguished; the fire-room hatch covered over with a tarpaulin; and a hood fitted over the binnacle, with a small circular opening for the helmsman to see the compass through the aperture. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner Vastly astounded at this, Dale leaped from the binnacle; but his legs refused to support him, and he fell heavily to the deck. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 He had better success with the binnacle lamp, which was lighted only after many collective attempts. A Son Of The Sun The binnacle stands directly in front of the wheel. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships She came into the shrouded light of the binnacle. The Wind Bloweth “I don’t believe ’er head is due north,” said Job, stepping up to the binnacle, just as Tommy Bogey, aroused by the sudden lurch of the vessel and the angry voices, came on deck. The Lifeboat Leaving out of view all that which was behind him, and which, of course, he could not see, we may remark that, just before him stood the binnacle and compass, and the cabin skylight. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands It was Narii Herring, crouching and holding on where the dim binnacle light shone upon him. A Son Of The Sun The brass-work of the binnacle and about the tiller, as well as the copper belaying-pins, were as brightly polished as if they had just come from the foundry. The Coral Island Everything above board—boats, binnacle, and part of the bulwarks—had been washed away. The Red Eric He had discovered the binnacle, and was gazing for the first time at the mariner’s compass! The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice “What is that fellow about?” inquired Stanley Hall of the mate, as the two stood conversing near the binnacle. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands When his face became visible in the light from the binnacle it was working with anger. A Son Of The Sun Looking about him he espied a lead-line near the binnacle; he cut the lead from this, and fastening it to the end of the log-line, began forthwith to take deep-sea soundings. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn “She has come up again,” cried the master, who was at the binnacle. Peter Simple “Put out the binnacle light, Cross,” said I; “they might discover us.” Percival Keene “It has left off raining already,” observed Easy; “there is a candle in the binnacle—suppose we light it and look round the decks.” Mr. Midshipman Easy We lighted the binnacle lamp to enable us to keep as near as we could to our proper course. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor He took off the top of the binnacle, and examined it carefully in every direction. My First Voyage to Southern Seas “She behaves nobly,” observed the captain, stepping aft to the binnacle, and looking at the compass; “if the wind does not baffle us, we shall weather.” Peter Simple While we were walking the deck, Boxall stepped up to the binnacle and glanced at the compass. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures The companion-hatch was secured, and the gratings laid on the after-hatch ways, and then they went aft to the binnacle again, where there was a light burning. Mr. Midshipman Easy His cabin was on the starboard side; and in the main cabin was a table with a swing light above it, and also a compass light in the cabin binnacle. True Blue The binnacle as well as the wheel had escaped, and, oil being found, they were able to light the lamp at night. Sunshine Bill Fairburn ordered a lamp for the binnacle; a sickly light was thrown on the compass. Mark Seaworth Together we made our way to the binnacle, in which the lamp was still burning. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler I went to the binnacle lamp to look at my watch. Paddy Finn The compass was got up on deck and shipped in the binnacle, and the arms were carried aft and placed in the cabin. True Blue He had no fear of being discovered by the man at the helm, whose eyes, dazzled by the binnacle lamp, were not likely to distinguish him. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley There were benches along the sides, a spyglass hanging overhead in beckets, and a binnacle close by where the wheel had once stood. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors The captain stood at the binnacle, now anxiously casting his eye along the reef, now at the sails, then at the compass in the binnacle, and once more giving a glance to windward. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It I would read them by the binnacle lamp but that the helmsman would overhear me. The Three Admirals Now, go and find another compass and put the binnacle to rights. True Blue Bowse took a half-minute glass from the binnacle, and watching till all the sand had run into one end, held it up before him. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea I looked at my watch by the light of the binnacle lamp. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign I remember the compass in the binnacle placed before a big wheel, at which a man was always standing steering the ship, and I was told that we were sailing south. On the Banks of the Amazon “The wind’s coming a point or two more to the south’ard, sir,” observed Ben Snatchblock, who had been looking at the binnacle. The Three Admirals The saloon-lights were out, and there was no one there; the sailing-lights were up in their places, and the faint glow rose from about the binnacle, just faintly showing the steersman’s face. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea As the evening crept on, the various lights of the ship shone out clear and bright, notably that from the binnacle, which was like a halo round the face of the sailor at the wheel. Middy and Ensign He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas That which he saw paralysed him, and he remained perfectly motionless, gazing at the black silhouette of the man at the helm seen against the dull, soft light shed by the binnacle lamp. The Black Bar “So did I,” said Tom; and he took out his watch, intending to look at it by the light of the binnacle lamp, when at that instant the lamp went out. The Three Admirals “You just set that theer on the binnacle, sir, and come back in ten minutes and see.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea “We’ve just wore her, sir,” said Jorrocks, stepping forwards, and accompanying Captain Billings as he made his way to the binnacle. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story “What is it, you say?” said the officer of the watch, who had gone to the binnacle to look at the compass and did not quite catch what the man said. Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Then the lantern was closed again with a snap, and the light was softened to a faint glow, shining on the binnacle and the black, shadowy figures before it. The Black Bar He had lighted the binnacle lamp, by which he saw that the boat’s head was turned now to one, now to another point of the compass. The Three Admirals “Aye,” responded the first mate who stood by the binnacle; “the question, though, is, what change?” The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea The skipper likewise secured the ship’s papers and removed the compass from the binnacle; while I, of course, did not forget my sextant and a chart or two which Captain Billings told me to take. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Now, my dear colonel, at last we really are after those infernal rascals in earnest; and, sir, between you and me and the binnacle, we’ll be up to them before long before nightfall, I’ll wager!” The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Left to himself Lance sauntered aft, glanced first at the binnacle, then at the sails, and finally essayed a conversation with the helmsman. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific All our lights were of course most carefully masked—a tarpaulin being thrown over the cabin skylight, and a seaman’s jacket over the binnacle, the helmsman steering by a star. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War So, my man,” to the helmsman, at the same time peering into the binnacle, “keep her away to west-by-north; nothing higher.” The Log of a Privateersman Whereupon I, in turn, stepped up to the binnacle, and with equal care took the bearing. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Only a week ago, this very evening, he came up to me here as I was standing by the binnacle to ask about some carpenter’s stores that were wanted in the engine-room. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea Hauling it up again, he took it aft to the binnacle, the somewhat feeble light from which showed that the entire rod and a portion of the line was wet. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific His first act on taking charge of the deck at midnight was to glance aloft, then he looked into the binnacle, after which he walked forward and had a look for the Southern Cross. The Missing Merchantman The binnacle light was also carefully masked, and the skylight obscured by a close-fitting painted canvas cover that had been made for the express purpose. The Log of a Privateersman Saying which he trotted aft to the binnacle and very carefully took the bearings of the brig, which we both made to be exactly east-south-east. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron “You are wrong,” remarked my companion, looking into the binnacle. The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron A handsome binnacle compass stood immediately in front of the tiller, but the professor did not call attention to it, rightly assuming that his companions were fully acquainted with its use and purpose. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure "It's the binnacle, sir," he cried; "I lighted it for the man at the wheel myself." The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries I couldn't say when the danger ceased; but I found myself looking at Madame across the binnacle lamp and she was looking at me. Major Vigoureux The hour sped, with no sight or sign of the chase to cheer us, and then Jones and I went to the binnacle to take the bearings of the Doña Inez once more. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron Smellie drew out his watch and consulted it by the light of the boat’s binnacle. The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron Having at length made this perfectly plain, he was next called upon by Lieutenant Mildmay to explain a certain peculiarity in the binnacle compass, which had attracted that gentleman’s notice and excited his curiosity. The Log of the Flying Fish A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure He put his head under his wing where he sat on the binnacle. The Magic City Now, here I have sailed with both these gentlemen, until I should as soon think of going to sea without a binnacle, as to go to sea without 'em both—hey! The Two Admirals And as I swung off the yard I saw the skipper and the first lieutenant, with their heads together over the binnacle, talking earnestly. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron He made an improper gesture, his profile and outspread fingers showing in the glow-worm light of the binnacle. The Spinner's Book of Fiction "What's that for?" shouted the captain, who was standing near the binnacle. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' The Prince after a glance into the binnacle was preparing to go down the bridge steps when a cry from the Look-out made him wheel round. The Beach of Dreams He looked into the binnacle, took a turn about the decks, and, without saying anything more about the ghost, went below. The Honour of the Flag Sometimes he halted in front of the binnacle lamp to make certain that the man at the wheel was keeping the course, South 15 West, set by Captain Coke shortly before midnight. The Stowaway Girl With everything thus satisfactorily in shape, White lighted the binnacle lamp, and giving Cabot a course to steer, went below to prepare the first meal of their long cruise. Under the Great Bear He sat, all hunched, crouching forward over a third small lamp—the binnacle lamp with which our boat, like the others, was providentially fitted. Foe-Farrell He glanced at the binnacle card and then went below. The Beach of Dreams I then lighted the binnacle lamp whilst Sweers held the wheel; and having sounded the well afresh, to make sure of the hull, we headed away to the eastwards, the wind being about W.S.W. The Honour of the Flag The same hoarse voice that had roused Iris answered his questions, and, in the faint light that came from the binnacle, she caught a flicker of amusement on his face. The Stowaway Girl The original name, however, still remained upon the binnacle and ship's bell. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire So we solemnly set our watches together, there by the binnacle light. Foe-Farrell Ralph walked back to where Mr. Duff was standing at the binnacle, conning the ship. Ralph Granger's Fortunes The lights in the binnacle of the West Wind had not been put out, though they could not be noticed outside of the schooner. A Victorious Union So our distracted Philip pulled himself up sharply, paced back and forth between port and starboard, and surveyed ship, binnacle, and horizon with alert vigilance. The Stowaway Girl "Head her off to the north-east," replied Christy, opening the binnacle. Taken by the Enemy As soon as his eye caught the gleam of light, he walked aft to the binnacle, and stood watching the compasses for a minute or two. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family But after the mate had returned to the binnacle Ralph was conscious of a fall in his spirits. Ralph Granger's Fortunes As the vessels headed to the southward, Christy went to the binnacle, and watched the course. A Victorious Union He leaned over the binnacle, with the cuff of his watch coat wiping away the moisture on the glass, and studied the instrument carefully. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates During the day he could guide himself by landmarks, but at night, with a darkened binnacle, he could only steer blindly on with the wind at his back. Great Sea Stories The captain shook his head, gave his Panama a tip, and walking aft, stood beside the binnacle watching the compasses for several minutes. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family Christy looked at his watch by the light of the binnacle lamps. Within The Enemy's Lines "Now, lean off that binnacle," he said shortly. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories —The seas they break over, the seas they press in From fo’csle to binnacle streaming; And a ripple runs over the Admiral’s deck, With blue cold witch-fire gleaming. The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History In front of it was a substantial binnacle, and within a compass, which, though sluggish, as from a well-worn pivot, was practically in good condition. Great Sea Stories He went on breathing hard by the binnacle and trying to reach round his shoulder-blades; then, with a thick, drowsy severity, declared: "Incredulity, sir, is the evil of the age!" Tales Of Hearsay The binnacle had been lighted by the cook, and he knew the exact course for the entrance to the bay. Within The Enemy's Lines "It's a fine morning, father," he remarked, as he walked over to the binnacle. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories He let go his hold, and, propelled by the dip of the ship, ran aft unwillingly, with small steps, till he brought up against the binnacle stand. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle Her wheel was gone, and the heavy seas that had swept her deck had carried away capstans, binnacle, hatchway gratings, pumps—everything, in short, but the deck-house and the remnants of the galley. Great Sea Stories After standing sleepily by the binnacle, scratching himself in an unpleasant manner, Captain Johns was sure to start on some aspect or other of his only topic. Tales Of Hearsay I could see, in the light of the binnacle thrown upon his face, his staring eyes and his open mouth. Romance He folded his arms across the binnacle and looked into his father's face confidently. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories She bent her face within the narrow radius of the binnacle lights, and her eyes looked straight into mine. The Blood Ship When I landed on the quarterdeck, there he stood abaft the binnacle, with the light shining on his face, his glazed hat glancing, and the rain-drop sparkling at the brim of it. Great Sea Stories But the binnacle light was burning steadily over the compass, so that the helmswoman was able to see in which direction they were heading. The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar "Except for the binnacle light over the compass we might think ourselves at the bottom of a sea of ink." The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis As the Revenge sailed on over sunny seas or under lowering clouds, Dickory was no stranger to the binnacle, and the compass always told him that they were sailing eastward. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter He peered aft, and discerned Newman at the wheel, recognizing him by bulk, I guess, for the binnacle lights were half shuttered and Newman's face invisible. The Blood Ship The binnacle had been left in St. Johns for necessary repairs, and the examination discovered that iron screws had been used to make the compass box fast to the cabin. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell Whereupon, fingering a pocket compass, he called the course, after which he fastened the little instrument to the wreck of the binnacle. Dan Merrithew A man beside Taffy declared he could see something—the faint glow of a binnacle lamp as she stood away. The Ship of Stars "Hold your paper by the side of mine," said Pelham as he placed the important document in a position to receive the light from the binnacle when the slide should be moved. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Then, when she was close enough to discern my features by the reflection from the binnacle lights, she stopped. The Blood Ship With deep amaze, the Stranger gazed To see them so white-livered: And walked abaft the binnacle, To know at what they shivered; But when he stood beside the card, St. Josef! how it quivered! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood He was in his favorite position, sitting on the deck, supporting his back against the binnacle, making a V of his legs, and smoking. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales The wheel had gone, and with it the binnacle; and where these had stood, from the stump of the broken mizzen-mast right aft to the taffrail, there yawned a mighty hole fringed with splintered deck-planking. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 The master, finding that the fourth lieutenant was one of the party gathered around the binnacle, said no more, and returned to his place. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat The binnacle was lighted, and he looked into it. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East It was warm, and, on examination at the binnacle lamp, turned out to be mud. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata The brass nails and the binnacle are as perfectly in order as if they were costly instruments in an optician's window. If Only etc. The flat sea was dazzling with reflected sunshine, and a shade had to be erected over the binnacle for the man at the wheel. London River "South-east, sir," replied Paul, after looking into the binnacle. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "Confound the binnacle!" said the captain, "if ever I saw the like." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood "I don't like these lulls," said Captain Roy to the hermit, as they stood close to the binnacle, in the feeble light of its lamp. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata The deck was very narrow, and to lengthen my tether I generally passed between the tiller and the binnacle, sometimes exchanging a word with Angela. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance There being no illumination in the wheel-house but the restricted glow from the binnacle, this silent comment of mine on man and his fate caused the helmsman no amusement. London River When one bell struck, the officer left his post, and the conspirators walked up to the binnacle in the waist. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat "Confound the binnacle!" muttered the captain as he walked away. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood "And if you disobey orders," said I, "the Captain can tie you up to the binnacle, and give you forty lashes and put you in irons." Jaffery Kidd was quite delighted with the compass, the card of which was properly marked and framed in a block of wood, and said it could easily be suspended on gimbals and fixed on a binnacle. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Captain Wyatt bent down and looked at the binnacle. The Lion's Share "Who opened that binnacle?" demanded the first master, walking aft from his station on the forecastle. Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Confound the binnacle!" said the captain; "it sounds like short peals of thunder. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Ralph noticed that she carried no light, and that even the binnacle was carefully shaded so that its light could not be seen except by the helmsman. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Two seats were built against the after bulkhead, chart boxes flanked the forward hatchway and the binnacle was above the steering column. The Adventure Club Afloat Nevertheless she recollected her thoughts on the previous night, near the binnacle and Mr. Gilman, about the indispensability of a man and about the futility of the state of not owning and possessing a man. The Lion's Share He now spread the chart open above the binnacle so that the boys all might look at it. Boy Scouts in Southern Waters I remember when I was off Candia once—-" "Ha!" interposed Jack, "that was the time you tumbled over the blessed binnacle, all in consequence of taking too much Madeira. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Throw your binnacle lights on that, will you? Wide Courses Suddenly all the lights on deck save that in the binnacle went out, leaving the boat in darkness. The Adventure Club Afloat Captain Wyatt, and not Mr. Gilman, was at the binnacle. The Lion's Share The binnacle, containing the compass, was defended at the sides by yellow matting. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I "Confound the binnacle!" said the captain; it was his usual oath when anything bothered him, and he could not make it out. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Their small stock of provisions was now put into the binnacle, as a secure place. Thrilling Stories Of The Ocean From Authentic Accounts Of Modern Voyagers And Travellers; Designed For The Entertainment And Instruction Of Young People The captain had taken the wheel, and he glared at his binnacle like a wild man. Sweetapple Cove A radiance ascended from the saloon skylight; the windows of the deck-house blazed as usual, but the deck-house was empty; a very subdued glow indicated where the binnacle was. The Lion's Share Thrice did I pass my hand full before the face of the slumbering lubber at the helm, and right between him and the light of the binnacle. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I "Confound the binnacle!" muttered the captain to himself, and then he added, aloud,— "It's cheap living, however; but where are you going to, and why did you come aboard?" Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Associated words: binnacle, gimbal. compass, n. extent, reach, sweep. compassion, n. pity, sympathy, commiseration, condolence mercy. compel, v. force, make, constrain, oblige, necessitate, coerce, drive, dragoon, overpower. compelling, a. forcible, coercive, constraining, imperative, compulsory. Putnam's Word Book I could see the beautiful, white Snowbird at anchor, looking very small, and the sunlight played on the brass binnacle which shone like a burning light. Sweetapple Cove In the general confusion some iron too near the binnacles had attracted the needle of the compasses; the ship was steered out of her course. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 His shattered arm in a hempen sling, Samoa stood at the helm, the muskets reloaded, and planted full before him on the binnacle. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I I cannot venture to give any other sailing directions for going up this port, than to run cautiously, with a boat ahead and the plan upon the binnacle. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 The installation with which she is communicating is beside the binnacle. Back to Methuselah The fellow at the wheel, Bill Spielgen, a square-cut man with an angular face and enormous hands, stared sullenly into the binnacle. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" She lay quiet in the water without a tangible sign of life except her binnacle lights. The Brighton Boys with the Submarine Fleet His large opal eyes were half open; and turned toward the light of the binnacle, gleamed between the lids like bars of flame. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I From three compasses on the binnacle, lieutenant Flinders observed the variation 6� 48', when the ship's head was north, and 5� 47' when it was south-south-east. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 On board the ship, at anchor off Point Possession, the variation from the three compasses on the binnacle., when the head was southeastward, was 9� 28'; or, corrected to the meridian, 7� 12' west. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 There was a distinct smell of liquor in the light breeze, and as the skipper came within the glare of the binnacle lamp I could see he was well set up. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" O—quartermaster I; yes, the signals set, Hoisted the ensign, mended it when frayed, Polished up the binnacle, minded the helm, And prompt every order blithely obeyed. John Marr and Other Poems Too much taken up by her lovely image partially reflected in the glass of the binnacle before her, Annatoo now and then neglected her duty, and led us some devious dances. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I The captain passed every minute from the binnacle to the standard compass, taking the bearings of objects on shore. The Man Who Laughs The variations observed this day, with the same compass always on the binnacle, were as under: By morning's amplitude, ship's head S. E. by S. 2� 39' east. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Thompson stood bareheaded near the binnacle, and roared to the men to be careful and keep her steady. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" Thurstane had recognized her by the light of the binnacle, and once more he thought, as weakly as a scared child, "What shall I do?" Overland For notwithstanding the syren face in the binnacle, which dimly allured her glances, Annatoo after all was tolerably heedful of her steering. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I One wave washed overboard the compass and its binnacle. The Man Who Laughs The variation of the compass on the binnacle, with the ship's head south-eastwardly, but the exact point not noted, was 2� 23' west. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 The compass in its binnacle gave him direction. The Flying Legion Suddenly, in a violent rolling of the ship, Negoro fell, and he would, doubtless, have been thrown into the sea if he had not held on to the binnacle. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Annatoo being at the helm at dawn, he had gone to relieve her; and looking to see how we headed, was horror-struck at the emptiness of the binnacle. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I On the bridge she touched with childish enthusiasm the large brass hood of the binnacle and other steering instruments glistening as though made of gold. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The true variation I judge to have been 23�, and that the observations on the booms showed 2� too little, and those on the binnacle 2�� too much. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 As to the direction we have been going in, it is always the same, and I have been able to verify this by casual glances at the binnacle. Facing the Flag Aft, the light from the binnacle only gave a faint gleam, which the metallic apparatus of the wheel reflected softly. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Why, ere long, in good sooth, it led to the abstraction of the compass from the binnacle; so that we were fain to substitute for it, the one brought along in the Chamois. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I By the light which filters down from the lower part of the binnacle, I see nothing. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent This example is sufficient to show the impropriety of allowing a variation upon the ship's course, from observations taken elsewhere than at the binnacle. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 On looking at our binnacle, they pointed to the north-west rhumb, and made us easily understand that it was the course they always steered on their return to Macassar. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 His eves, which were fixed too long on a luminous point of the binnacle, suddenly lost the power of vision, and he fell into a true anæsthetic sleep. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen The bulwarks, boats, and binnacle were carried clean off, and the mainmast had to be cut away. A Woman's Journey Round the World It is a great improvement on the older instrument, being steadier, less hampered by friction, and the deviation due to the ship's own magnetism can be corrected by movable masses of iron at the binnacle. Heroes of the Telegraph The variation observed on the binnacle by the master, when the head was south-west-by-south, was 22� 45', but on the booms 19� 51'; the true variation being as I believe, 20� 51' west. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 Let your heart be your compass, with a clear conscience for your binnacle light, and you'll sail ten knots on a bowline, clear of shoals, rocks, and quicksands! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Henceforth he was reduced to trust solely to the compass in the binnacle. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Behind us the forward light of the Brunhilda glided and the binnacle lamp threw up a faint glow in which her black helmsman's face stood out mistily. The Moon Pool The brass work of the binnacle and about the tiller, as well as the copper belaying-pins, were as brightly polished as if they had just come from the foundry. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean The variation observed upon the binnacle, with the ship's head east-south-east, was 3� 11' west by the surveying compass; and in the offing, with the head north-north-east, it was 1� 41' west. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 On the floor a small binnacle lamp—that had found its way to the house years ago from the lumber-room of the Flash—did duty for a night-light. An Outcast of the Islands Arrived aft, the head cook placed under the binnacle a pretty heavy object which he held in hand. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Feeling the Frenchman which hung about my middle hang very heavy, I said to the boy, 'Go round the binnacle, and knock down that man that hangeth on my back.' Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature For this purpose he placed himself right in front of the binnacle, thus hiding completely the compass-card from the quartermaster at the wheel. The End of the Tether But going forward I met Ransome bringing up the spare binnacle lamp. The Shadow Line; a confession The light of a binnacle fell full upon the ghastly face of the ruffian Flannigan. The Captain of the Polestar One was placed in the binnacle, under the eyes of the man at the helm. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen She could see the glowworm light from the binnacle, and the dim outline of the man at the wheel; also a form at the bows. A Pair of Blue Eyes Captain Whalley strode to the binnacle, which to him made such a dim spot of light in an infinity of shapeless shadow. The End of the Tether Mr. Burns, after having obtained from me a solemn promise to give him a kick if anything happened, went frankly to sleep on the deck close to the binnacle. The Shadow Line; a confession The man's eyes glistened wildly in the binnacle light as he jumped round to the other side and spun round the wheel. The Secret Sharer As soon as I had changed my clothes I went up on to the platform, and, a prey to conflicting emotions, I sat down near the binnacle. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea All the time the strangeness of him was shaping itself in my mind; and as I talked I peered at his odd, pallid face in the dim light of the binnacle lantern behind me. The Island of Doctor Moreau The old Malay murmured, looked up with his worn eyes, sidled away into the light of the binnacle, and, crossing his hands behind his back, fixed his eyes on the compass-card. The End of the Tether A broad-shouldered body passed between Lanyard and the binnacle, momentarily eclipsing its light. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf "Yes," I said, replacing the lamp in the binnacle. The Secret Sharer And then, when I continued my search in the wheel-house, though not very hopefully, all that I discovered there was that the binnacle was empty and that the compass was gone too. In the Sargasso Sea A Novel At the same time attention was paid to the binnacle lamp. Homeward Bound or, the Chase But his favorite place was a hook on a wooden awning stanchion on the bridge, almost against the binnacle. The End of the Tether By the wheel the captain stood absolutely motionless, his body vaguely silhouetted against the glow of the binnacle. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Getting out the mildewed chart, he laid off his course, carefully trimmed and lighted the binnacle lamp, and going up on deck hauled in the kedge-anchor. Vane of the Timberlands The weight of the wind-swept spume flashing out of darkness through the binnacle light almost took the boy off his feet. The Cruise of the Dry Dock All at once a violent roll of the ship threw him off his feet, and he would have gone overboard if he had not been saved by falling against the binnacle. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain The coat was hanging from the nail, within six inches of the binnacle. The End of the Tether Then, the Dipper took a lantern which stood on the binnacle, lighted it, and showed it, for half a minute, above the taffrail. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale None of our men, however, fell; and animated now with the desire for battle, they sprang to the binnacle, and seized their arms. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 With convulsive repugnance, he jerked it loose and held the clammy stuff toward the binnacle light. The Cruise of the Dry Dock Creeping gradually up to the binnacle, Negoro put down something heavy that he had brought in his hand. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain The French skipper was lying abaft the binnacle, a yard across his lower body. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Our binnacle, by the way, the place that holds a ship's compasses, deserves a word of mention. Redburn. His First Voyage "Slew your faces this way, gentlemen," he added; "there; don't you think that a sight to put out the binnacle lamps? there's darkness visible for ye!" The Pilot There one at least could see the light of the binnacle, but last night I could not even distinguish the hand by which I guided myself along the barrack wall. In the Fog Tom explained how the cook had fallen against the binnacle, and how he had been terrified lest the compass should be injured. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain Aft by the binnacle a man sat up against the side watching with appalling solemnity the blood pat-pat-patting down from a wound in his side. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea Had I been the captain, I would have planted vines in boxes, and placed them so as to overrun this binnacle; or I would have put canary-birds within; and so made an aviary of it. Redburn. His First Voyage Grant tells us that he was much surprised at several articles on board particularly the compasses in the binnacle. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant Conscience is like the light on the binnacle of a ship. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII At the stern, the lamps on either side of the binnacle cast a faint reflection on the metal mountings of the wheel, leaving the deck generally in complete darkness. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain When I landed on the quarterdeck, there he stood abaft the binnacle, with the light shining on his face, his glazed hat glancing, and the rain—drop sparkling at the brim of it. Tom Cringle's Log Sometimes, of a moonlight night he glided about the deck, like the ghost of a hospital attendant; flitting from mast to mast; now hovering round the skylight, now vibrating in the vicinity of the binnacle. Redburn. His First Voyage The brass work of the binnacle and about the tiller, as well as the copper belaying-pins, were as brightly polished as if they had just come from the foundry. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean This feeling of bewilderment passed off, and I found that I was peering blankly into the binnacle, at the compass-card; yet, until then, entirely without being aware of the fact. The Ghost Pirates The dim light of the binnacle lamp touched the compass, but everything else was dark and the windows were down. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" Late that afternoon he was holding the wheel with Soma, the big Kanaka who had jerked the knife at me, and as I stopped to peer at the binnacle he beckoned me toward him. The White Waterfall As soon as it is night, every ship shall keep in regular order a-stern of the admiral; and no vessel to carry any light except in the binnacle and in the cabin. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time "In which case we may still hope to drift clear," returned Daggett, springing on board the schooner, and running aft to the binnacle, Roswell keeping close at his side. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers I could not be certain; and first I glanced forrard to where the Second stood, smoking, and from him, I looked into the binnacle. The Ghost Pirates It is recorded of him that he was an expert in polishing a certain brass binnacle lantern. Norwegian Life His enormous hands clutch the handles as though they were fastened to the wheel; he gazes at the binnacle as though the magnet of the compass were drawing his eyes. An Antarctic Mystery "The engines would have to be slowed down so as to give no more than steerage-way until oil lamps could be substituted for the binnacle, masthead, and side-lights, also for the engine room." Alias the Lone Wolf The schooner was in darkness, except for a faint reflection from the binnacle light aft, revealing the dim figure of the helmsman. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" It had eyes that reflected the binnacle light, weirdly, with a frightful, tigerish gleam; but beyond that, I could see nothing with any distinctness. The Ghost Pirates "Shiver my starboard binnacle amidships," said he, "why don't you choose me?" Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870 I am sure that if the binnacle lamp were to go out in the night Hunt would not require to relight it. An Antarctic Mystery Thrusting a hand into the opening, Lanyard groped for the adjustable magnets in their racks, and one by one removed and dropped them to the grating at the foot of the binnacle. Alias the Lone Wolf I could see the outline of the helmsman in the little circle of binnacle light, a ray of which extended far enough to assure me of the presence of Dorothy. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" In my left hand I held the still burning binnacle lamp. The Ghost Pirates As I approached the binnacle, he raised his eyes and motioned me to him. The Mystery The needle of the instrument was spinning round and round at an almost perpendicular angle in the binnacle with tremendous velocity. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic Now here the binnacle represents the arts by which that wise wife, the pole, keeps her husband true by surrounding him with charms and qualities--these magnets--sufficiently powerful to counteract the attractions of others. Alias the Lone Wolf His eyes lifted an instant from the binnacle card to glance at me curiously. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" "Fetch one of the binnacle lamps, you, Tammy." "i, i, Sir," the youngster said, in a quavering voice, and ran aft. The Ghost Pirates Once he stopped to breathe on the brass binnacle and to rub it bright with the dirtiest red bandana handkerchief I ever want to see. The Mystery The boy gazed at the compass beneath its binnacle light. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic But even as he prepared to put the binoculars back in the pocket alongside the binnacle with an evil smile playing about his thin lips, there came a startling shock. The Boy Aviators in Africa He bent down to glance at the card and I saw his dark face in the gleam of the binnacle light. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" I was, as he had said, all in a shake, and the binnacle lamp was wobbling in my hand, so that the light from it went dancing here and there across the deck. The Ghost Pirates The companion-hatch was secured, and the gratings laid on the after-hatchways, and then they went aft to the binnacle again, where there was a light burning. Mr. Midshipman Easy Of the chart, which had hung in a frame near the binnacle, not a line remained. The Cruise of the Kawa The steersman, with one eye on the binnacle, knew always where to find him with the other; for Luke hardly moved during his entire watch on deck. The Grey Lady The light yet burning in the binnacle was hazy and dull. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" With the exception of the binnacle light above the compass and a small shaded incandescent that shed a glow on the height indicator, the place was as black as a well. The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest "It has left off raining already," observed Easy; "there is a candle in the binnacle,—suppose we light it, and look round the decks." Mr. Midshipman Easy In gratitude the commander had made him a present of the binnacle head. The Perils of Pauline |
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