conn
verb (used with object)
con.
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conn
1 American
[kon]
/ kɒn /
Conn.
2
American
abbreviation
Conn.
1
British
abbreviation
Conn
2
British
/ kɒn /
noun
conn
3
British
/ kɒn /
verb
Etymology
Origin of conn
First recorded in 1800–10
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I had just taken the conn when Mr. Sulu reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
His plan was beaverish: to walk, sniff, conn and brood every one of the county's 12 central grids, 744 sq. mi. on the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
The captain stood at the lee-gangway, occasionally desiring the quarter-master at the conn to alter the course, regulating his own by that of his disabled enemy.
From The King's Own by Frederick Marryat
“Mind your conn, sir; keep your eyes on the weather-leech of the sail, and not upon that ship,” answered the captain, with asperity.
From The King's Own by Frederick Marryat
A term used by the man at the conn to the steersman, directing him to keep her close to the wind; or "nothing off, and very well thus!"
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher
Top Tier Oil in Windsor Locks, Conn., will give customers the lower price if the market drops after they order.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Waveny, the New Canaan, Conn., estate where I grew up, sat on 400 acres landscaped by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, the co-designer of New York’s Central Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
A grandson of a co-founder of Texaco, Mr. Lloyd grew up lonely and introspective on a 400-acre estate in New Canaan, Conn. His father was chilly and remote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
I live in New Haven, Conn., where some days hit nearly 100 degrees and some days are close to zero degrees.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
"The halfman would pay us with our own coin," said Conn. "Conn speaks truly," Gunthor said.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Viewer No. 58, shipped into the field during the 1930s, remains operational today at Rocky Neck State Park near Niantic, Conn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
About 300 employees will work at the center, which will replace a facility in Trumbull, Conn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
The game's executive producer Damon Conn agrees, promising that the remake will appeal to old and new fans.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Kevin Conn, the university’s executive director of student housing and residential life, said his colleagues field regular calls from students desperate for student housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
"This hauberk I wear is large for me, but it should fit Conn nicely, and the battle-axe I carry would suit Shagga's mighty hand far better than that wood-axe he holds."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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