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Definition of Conning tower
1. Noun. An armored pilothouse on a warship.
2. Noun. A raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting.
Definition of Conning tower
1. n. The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.
Definition of Conning tower
1. Noun. (nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle ¹
2. Noun. (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 ¹
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