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conn

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"Steer a ship"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /kɑn/Part of speech verbSorted cnnoStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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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