Synonyms

conning tower

[kon-ing]

conning tower

[kon-ing]
noun
1.
the low observation tower of a submarine, constituting the main entrance to the interior.
2.
the low, dome-shaped, armored pilothouse of a warship.

Origin:
1865–70; con3 + -ing2
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Conning tower is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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conning tower (ˈkɒnɪŋ)
 
n
1.  Also called: sail a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
2.  the armoured pilot house of a warship
 
[C19: see con4]

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