Crossword clues for conning tower
conning tower
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
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 it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail
WordNet
n. an armored pilothouse on a warship
a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting
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 of the entirety of the ship itself and of ocean conditions and other vessels.
The verb “conn” probably stems from the verb “conduct” rather than from another plausible precedent, the verb “control”.
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.