conn
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/kɒn/
English
Definitions
noun
- The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."“The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when she reached the bridge.”
verb
- To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).“The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.”