conning tower

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conning tower (plural conning towers)

  1. (nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.
  2. (nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.
    Synonyms: fin, sail

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