Conning Tower – A raised platform on a ship or submarine to help navigation and attack direction

(Pronounced kon-ing tow-uhr)

To remember the definition of the word conning tower, use the following mnemonic:

She was conning me saying she'd sell me a tower (conning tower) – it was just a raised platform from a ship that had been used for navigation and was now rusting in the dockyard.

Examples of conning tower in a sentence

All that was visible at sea was the conning tower of a submarine on the horizon.

The sailors celebrated victory by rushing to the conning tower and diving into the ocean for a swim.

The conning tower was struck by lightning and all of the ships controls went down.