Definitions
Direct or steer a ship, especially from the bridge.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.”
“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.””
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Steer a ship”4 letters
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