conn

Noun

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

Verb

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).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: conduen

In summary

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.

Synonyms

connection

connector

Translations

كون