torpedo tube

American  

noun

1. a tube through which a self-propelled torpedo is launched, usually by the explosion of a charge of powder.

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torpedo tube British  

noun

1. the tube from which a torpedo is discharged from submarines or surface ships

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Etymology

Origin of torpedo tube

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It has eight torpedo tubes and can hold as many as 50 weapons in its torpedo room.

From Seattle Times

In the bow of the submarine, there were four torpedoes, and in the stern there was one torpedo tube for the remaining ten torpedoes.

From Literature

The ship's torpedo tubes, bell and boilers are clearly visible in the footage.

From BBC

It was deployed for the Union and featured a novel waste removal system that acted similarly to a torpedo tube.

From Salon

Indonesian naval experts have raised the possibility that as the Nanggala descended on Wednesday, water somehow flooded the submarine, possibly through a pipe or torpedo tube.

From New York Times