conning tower

[ kon-ing ]

/ ˈkɒn ɪŋ /

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noun

the low observation tower of a submarine, constituting the main entrance to the interior.

the low, dome-shaped, armored pilothouse of a warship.

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Origin of conning tower

First recorded in1865–70; con⁶ + -ing²

Words nearby conning tower

Connersville, Connery, connex, connexion, Connie, conning tower, conniption, connivance, connive, connivent, connivery

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How to use conning tower in a sentence

The bell tower bellows loudly when a little muscle power is put into it.
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Her brother perished in the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the 9/11 attacks.
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Movie buffs have commented endlessly on the bell-tower sequence in Vertigo.
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It involved a model of the tower set on its side for the shot.
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In Vertigo there's a strange cut in the first bell-tower sequence.
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The tower has four clock faces, pinnacles at the angles, and a steep slate roof and is 120 feet high.
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At the Flagstaff Tower the 74th and the remainder of the 38th suddenly told their officers that they would obey them no longer.
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The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
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John Wilkes released from the tower by the memorable sentence of chief justice Pratt.
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In a dungeon of the corresponding tower, on this side of the castle, was the prison of Ripperda.
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British Dictionary definitions for conning tower

conning tower

/ (ˈkɒnɪŋ) /

noun

Also called: sail a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface

the armoured pilot house of a warship

Word Origin for conning tower

C19: see con 4

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