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/kɑn/ · noun
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the.".
The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.
The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
“Ay,” says I, “you’ll allow me to steer, that is, hold the helm, but you’ll conn the ship, as they call it; that is, as at sea, a boy serves to stand at the helm, but he that gives him the orders is pilot.”
Use conn when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Conn means The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the.".
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.
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