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conning tower
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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