con 3 or conn (kn) Nautical
tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons or conns
To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).
n.
1. The station or post of the person who steers a vessel.
2. The act or process of steering a vessel.
[From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condcere, to lead together; see conduce.]