conning tower
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ɪŋ 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.
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| —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 |
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Conning tower
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| 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. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
When the submarine was found, a four-inch hole was observed in the starboard side of its conning tower.
The sketch shows several strands of stout steel hawsers stretched from the bow through the conning tower to the stern.
The captain navigated by peering out fist-size portholes in the forward conning tower.
The operator sits in a conning tower in the top of the car.
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