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    conning tower

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Water
    ˈconning ˌtower noun [countable]  TTW technical the structure on top of a submarine (=underwater ship) 〔潜水艇顶部的〕望塔
    Examples from the Corpus
    conning tower• The orange conning tower sits abandoned on the dock amid odds and ends of superstructure.• Then the chief stepped forward and stood by the conning tower hatch.• Above our heads in the conning tower.    Origin conning tower (1800-1900) con “to look at, study” ((15-19 centuries)), from Old English cunnan; → CAN1
    ˈconning ˌtower nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus structure top on submarine (=underwater of a the


    conning tower
    ˈconning ˌtower noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Origin: con 'to look at, study' (15-19 centuries), from Old English cunnan; ⇨ can1
    technical the structure on top of a submarine (=underwater ship)


    con·ning towerBrE /ˈkɒnɪŋ taʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːnɪŋ taʊər/ 🔊 nouna raised structure on a submarine containing the periscope （潜水艇的）指挥塔