# conn

Pronunciation: US say "KAHN" /kɑn/; UK say "KON" /kɒn/

## Noun

1. The duty of directing a ship, usually spoken of as having the conn or taking the conn.
   - Simple: The job of giving the orders that steer a ship, as when an officer takes the conn.
   - _"I have the conn," the lieutenant announced as she stepped onto the bridge._
   - _When the storm worsened, the captain relieved the young officer and took the conn himself._

## Verb

2. To direct the steering of a vessel by watching its course and giving the helmsman orders, especially through a channel rather than along a compass heading.
   - Simple: To guide a ship by telling the person at the wheel how to steer it, often through a narrow passage.
   - _A local pilot came aboard to conn the tanker up the narrow river channel._
   - _From the bridge wing, the first mate conned the vessel between the buoys, calling out each turn to the helmsman._

## Origin

A variant of cond, from Middle English conduen or condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō ("to lead, bring or draw together"), formed from con- ("with, together") and dūcō ("to lead"). It is a doublet of conduce.

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