ALL meanings of conning tower
conn tow·er
C c - noun conning tower a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface 3
- noun conning tower the armoured pilot house of a warship 3
- noun conning tower a heavily armored pilothouse on a warship, for use in battle 3
- noun conning tower a low observation tower on a submarine, serving also as an entrance to the interior 3
- noun conning tower the low observation tower of a submarine, constituting the main entrance to the interior. 1
- noun conning tower the low, dome-shaped, armored pilothouse of a warship. 1
- noun conning tower (nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle. 0
- noun conning tower (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. 0