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Habitacle

Hab′it-a-cle

(hăb′ĭt-ȧ-k’l)
,
Noun.
[F.
habitacle
dwelling place, binnacle, L.
habitaculum
dwelling place. See
Binnacle
,
Habit
,
Verb.
]
A dwelling place.
Chaucer.
Southey.

Definition 2024


habitacle

habitacle

English

Noun

habitacle (plural habitacles)

  1. (obsolete) A dwelling or habitation.

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from ecclesiastical Latin habitaculum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abitakl/

Noun

habitacle m (plural habitacles)

  1. (literary) habitation, dwelling
  2. (nautical) binnacle
  3. (aviation) cockpit
  4. interior (of a car)