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Conning tower
The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.
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noun
- 1
The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.
- 2
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.
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