conn
Collocations
2VERB + CONN
took
CONN + NOUN
vessel
Definitions
noun
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.
verb
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).
The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
“Ay,” says I, “you’ll allow me to steer, that is, hold the helm, but you’ll conn the ship, as they call it; that is, as at sea, a boy serves to stand at the helm, but he that gives him the orders is pilot.”
name
Abbreviation of Connecticut.
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3The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.
WiktionaryThe pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
Wiktionary“Ay,” says I, “you’ll allow me to steer, that is, hold the helm, but you’ll conn the ship, as they call it; that is, as at sea, a boy serves to stand at the helm, but he that gives him the orders is p
Wiktionary