torpedo tube
torpedo tube noun: a metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher.
Noun
torpedo tube (plural torpedo tubes)
- A metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher.
- The Canet torpedo tube, mounted on a movable carriage of a special type, somewhat like that mounted on the decks of ships, can be usefully employed for the defence of narrow channels and rivers.1889, C. Sleeman, Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare: Containing a Complete Account of the Progress of Submarine Warfare; […], 2nd edition, Portsmouth: Griffin, page 200
- The armament consists of a torpedo tube, which is provided with five Whitehead torpedoes.1901 June 22, “Launch of the Submarine Torpedo Boat ‘Fulton’”, in Scientific American, volume 84, number 25, New York: Munn, page 388
Forms of torpedo tube
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Questions about torpedo tube
- What does torpedo tube mean?
- Torpedo tube means a metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher.
- What part of speech is torpedo tube?
- Torpedo tube is a noun.
- What is the plural of torpedo tube?
- The plural of torpedo tube is torpedo tubes.
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