English Dictionary

conning tower

名詞

(nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.

日本語の意味

（海軍用語）初期の鉄製戦艦に設けられた、戦闘時に船を操縦するための装甲が施された指揮塔。

During the battle, the captain issued orders from the conning tower while the crew adjusted the guns below.

戦闘中、艦長は装甲操舵塔から命令を出し、乗組員は下の砲を調整していた。

意味（1）

(nautical) The armoured control tower of an early iron warship from which the ship was navigated in battle.

意味（2）

(nautical) A connecting structure between the bridge and pressure hull of a submarine; in larger, modern submarines it contains the captain's cabin and is known as the sail.

I waited until half an hour after Benson had gone on duty, and then I went on deck, passing through the conning-tower where Benson sat, and looking at the compass. It showed that our course was north by west--that is, one point west of north, which was, for our assumed position, about right.

conning towers （ plural ）