CONN

conn

(verb) conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

conn (plural conns)

The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

Verb

conn (third-person singular simple present conns, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)

(transitive) To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).

Proper noun

CONN (plural er-noun)

(sports) Abbreviation of Connecticut.

Source: Wiktionary


Conn, v. t.

Definition: See Con, to direct a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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