torpedo tube

noun

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

Nearby words

toronto blessing, torontonian, torose, torpedo, torpedo boat, torpedo tube, torpedo-boat destroyer, torpedoman, torpex, torpid, torpor

Origin of torpedo tube

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for torpedo tube

The submarine boat carries a number of torpedoes, and has one torpedo-tube near the forward end from which to fire the torpedoes.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns
The method of attaching the torpedo-tube to the deck is clearly illustrated in Fig. 104 and no further directions need be given.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates
The air-motor is started automatically by release of a trigger as the torpedo is blown out of the torpedo-tube.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
The Dow torpedo-tube of the Maine has been located in the wreck.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 10, March 10, 1898|Various

A torpedo-tube for use on model destroyers and battleships is shown in Fig. 104.
Boys' Book of Model Boats|Raymond Francis Yates

British Dictionary definitions for torpedo tube

torpedo tube

noun

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

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