The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.
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Conn
/kɑn/
Synonyms for "conn" (18 found)
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16 entrieschannelisechannelizedirectguideheadlinkagemanagement actionmaneuvermanoeuvermanoeuvrenavigationnavigation controlnetworking conceptpointship operationsteer
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10 entriesHTTP connectionbridge conningchange coursecourse keepingdatabase connectionhold coursekeep schedulemaintain trajectorysocket connectionsteering commands
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12 entriesHTTP connectionconn a courseconn a planconn objectconn operationsconn poolconn stringconn the helmconn the shipconn the vesselconning officerhold the conn
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The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
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“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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