conning tower

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

command set

control tower

director’s console

mouse station

Translations

torre de mando

torre de control

Aussichtsturm

Kontrollturm

Kommandoturm

γέφυρα πολεμικού

διακυβέρνηση κάστρο

torre

kiosque

tourelle

torrione

torretta di comando

uitkijktoren

baignoire

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