CONN
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conn¹
- /kɑn/ US
- /kɒn/ UK
Sounds like con · Rhymes with -ɒn
Where it comes from
Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”). Doublet of conduce.
noun conns · con
- The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the." The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.
verb conns · conning · conned · con
- 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). The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
CONN²
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Connecticut.Connecticut
