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conning tower
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun conning tower has 2 senses
- conning tower(n = noun.artifact) Array - an armored pilothouse on a warship; Array is a kind of pilothouse, wheelhouse
- conning tower(n = noun.artifact) Array - a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting; Array is a kind of bridge, bridge deck
is a part of combat ship, war vessel, warship
is a part of pigboat, sub, submarine, u-boat
CIDE DICTIONARY
conning tower,
- The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel. [1913 Webster]
- the raised structure rising above the deck of a submarine. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
conning tower, n.
1 the superstructure of a submarine from which steering, firing, etc., are directed on or near the surface, and which contains the periscope.
2 the armoured pilot-house of a warship.
1 the superstructure of a submarine from which steering, firing, etc., are directed on or near the surface, and which contains the periscope.
2 the armoured pilot-house of a warship.
Etymology
con(4) + -ing(1)
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