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conning tower
Word definitions for conning tower in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A conning tower is a raised platform on a ship or submarine, often armored, from which an officer can conn the vessel, i.e. , give directions to the helmsman . It is usually located as high on the ship as practical, to give the conning team good visibility ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Above our heads in the conning tower . ▪ The orange conning tower sits abandoned on the dock amid odds and ends of superstructure. ▪ Then the chief stepped forward and stood by the conning tower hatch.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an armored pilothouse on a warship a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conning tower \Con"ning tow"er\, n. The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel. [archaic] the raised structure rising above the deck of a submarine.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle 2 (context nautical English) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines ...
Usage examples of conning tower.
On the boat opposite, a couple of heads showed on the conning tower.
He's on his way back up towards the conning tower when a big roller slams into the outside of the boat and knocks him off balance.
That meant very quickly pulling the pistol out from under the jacket and placing the muzzle into his mouth, so that even if someone on the conning tower bridge did happen to be looking in his direction, they wouldn't have time to stop him.
That other item in front is a conning tower which is to be bolted onto this once it's in the water.
Lewis handed his bullhorn to Buchanan and followed the talker down the steps- steel rods welded to the side of the conning tower.