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conus | conns |

As an adjective conus

is .

As a verb conns is

(conn).

conus

English

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • (chiefly, military) The contiguous United States; the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

    • Usage notes

    * This is sometimes mistakenly defined as continental United States, possibly because the concept of "continent" is more familiar than contiguity; but continental would include Alaska.

    Antonyms

    * OCONUS

    conns

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (conn)

    • conn

    English

    Noun

    (en 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.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.
    • The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
  • *1724 , Daniel Defoe,
  • *:“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.”