conn

¹ American  

[kon] / kɒn /

verb (used with object)

1. con.

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noun

1. responsibility for the steering of a ship.

2. con.

Conn. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Connecticut.

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Conn. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Connecticut

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Conn ² British  

/ kɒn /

noun

1. 2nd century _ad , king of Leinster and high king of Ireland

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conn ³ British  

/ kɒn /

verb

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of con 4

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Etymology

Origin of conn

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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 crew disappeared, all to the officers, man at the helm, quartermaster at the conn, and signalman.

From Tom Cringle's Log by Scott, Michael

The cop turned the jetcar's conn over to wire-fly mode and turned around.

From A Place so Foreign by Doctorow, Cory

“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 Marryat, Frederick