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torpedoman

American

[tawr-pee-doh-man, -muhn] / tɔrˈpi doʊˌmæn, -mən /

noun

a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

torpedomen

plural

Etymology

Origin of torpedoman

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; torpedo + man

Example Sentences

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Mr. Holzer said the Iowa managed to maneuver out of the way, and later, when the torpedoman on the destroyer was court-martialed, the president intervened, sparing the sailor a long prison sentence.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2018

Facing him in a similar attitude was a seaman he knew, a tall brawny torpedoman whom he had noticed rigging the lights in the Wardroom flat on occasions when Evening Service had been held there.

From H.M.S. —— by Bower, John Graham

"All ready, sir," replied the leading torpedoman smartly.

From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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