conning tower

Noun

Meaning

The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

observatory belvedere tower beacon pharos peephole watchtower bridge companion outlook compartment lookout loophole ringside grandstand
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Antonyms

shack

Hypernyms

bridge wheelhouse pilothouse bridge deck

Examples

A " conning tower " was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes. Source: Internet

In many early classes of submarines (see history), the control room, or "conn", was located inside this tower, which was known as the " conning tower ". Source: Internet

Bargoni & Gay, p. 21 Atop the conning tower there was a fire-control director fitted with two large stereo-rangefinders, with a base length of convert. Source: Internet

There were 2 periscopes in the conning tower; aerial (navigation) periscope at the front of the tower, and attack periscope in the middle of the tower. Source: Internet

The tetrapodal mast was replaced with a new forward conning tower, protected with convert thick armor. Source: Internet

Three representatives of Landeck, the burgomaster Hermann Bursian, Josef Pesjak, and a Herr Tscholl, participated in the commissioning of the boat and handed over a coat-of-arms of the city to be fixed to the conning tower on every arrival in harbour. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

conning conning line conning officer conniption conniption fit connivance