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conning tower

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
con-ning -tow-er
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

conning towers (plural)

Synonyms

fin sail

Questions

What does conning tower mean?
The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.

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