CONNING TOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conning tower mean? 

• CONNING TOWER (noun)
  The noun CONNING TOWER has 2 senses:

1. an armored pilothouse on a warship

2. a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting

  Familiarity information: CONNING TOWER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONNING TOWER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An armored pilothouse on a warship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("conning tower" is a kind of...):

pilothouse; wheelhouse (an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated)

Holonyms ("conning tower" is a part of...):

combat ship; war vessel; warship (a government ship that is available for waging war)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("conning tower" is a kind of...):

bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)

Holonyms ("conning tower" is a part of...):

pigboat; sub; submarine; U-boat (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)

 Context examples 

The echoing chamber of his soul was a narrow room, a conning tower, whence were directed his arm and shoulder muscles, his ten nimble fingers, and the swift-moving iron along its steaming path in broad, sweeping strokes, just so many strokes and no more, just so far with each stroke and not a fraction of an inch farther, rushing along interminable sleeves, sides, backs, and tails, and tossing the finished shirts, without rumpling, upon the receiving frame.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)