conn

Guide the ship

Conn is a nautical term meaning to direct the steering of a ship, especially through difficult waters or maneuvers: The captain conned the vessel through the narrow channel.

The conn (also con) refers to the position of control: to have the conn, to take the conn.

On submarines, the conning tower is the raised structure from which the vessel was traditionally navigated.

nautical

helm

Vessel's steering mechanism

  • bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
  • steeringControlling direction of movement
  • commandAuthoritative instruction given

piloting · captain · helmsman · navigation · ship · vessel · submarine · destroyer · starboard · port

swindle

con

Argument against

  • scamDishonest money-making scheme
  • fraudIntentional criminal trickery
  • hoaxDeliberate deception for effect

swindle · trickery · grift · hustle · flimflam · bamboozle · dupe · mark · sucker · bunco

Categories
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ship control authority

connbelow decks

Inside a vessel's hull

navigation action

connrow

Linear arrangement across

rowing · oar · stoking · engine room · propulsion

Phrases
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connect, conduct, connection, connected, connecting, conductor, disconnect, connections, consensus

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