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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: con 'to look at, study' (15-19 centuries), from Old English cunnan; CAN1

conning tower

 noun
     
Related topics: Water
conning tower [countable]
TTW technical the structure on top of a submarine (=underwater ship)
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