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conn.

The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑn/General-American/kɒn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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 he reached the bridge.
Where this word comes from

Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”). Doublet of conduce.

verb/kɑn/General-American/kɒn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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).

    transitive
    The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
Where this word comes from

Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”). Doublet of conduce.

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