conn

noun1

1. •
   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.

verb1

1. •
   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).

   • The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of Connecticut: a state of the United States.