- tube, torpedo tube
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Torpedo tube — (Nav.) A tube fixed below or near the water line through which a torpedo is fired, usually by a small charge of gunpowder. On torpedo vessels the tubes are on deck and usually in broadside, on larger vessels usually submerged in broadside and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
torpédo — [ tɔrpedo ] n. f. • 1910; « torpille » 1820; angl. torpedo, du lat. par l esp., proprt « torpille » ♦ Vx Automobile décapotable de forme allongée (en torpille fusiforme). Torpédo grand sport. ● torpédo nom féminin (anglais torpedo, du latin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Torpedo (disambiguation) — Torpedo may refer to:In nature* Torpedo (genus), the genus of electric rays ** More generally, any electric ray in the order TorpediniformesWeapons* Torpedo, or locomotive torpedo, a self propelled explosive projectile that operates underwater ** … Wikipedia
torpedo tube — n. a tube for launching torpedoes, located in surface vessels below or close to the waterline … English World dictionary
Torpedo tube — A torpedo tube is a device for launching torpedoes in a horizontal direction. There are two main types of torpedo tube: *Those designed to operate below water level, as fitted to submarines and some surface ships *Deck mounted torpedo launchers… … Wikipedia
Torpedo — The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo) is a self propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to… … Wikipedia
Torpedo Data Computer — The Torpedo Data Computer (TDC) was an early electromechanical analog computer used for torpedo fire control on American submarines during World War II (see Figure 1). Britain, Germany, and Japan also developed automated torpedo fire control… … Wikipedia
torpedo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes) 1 a a cigar shaped self propelled underwater missile that explodes on impact with a ship. b (in full aerial torpedo) a similar device dropped from an aircraft. 2 Zool. an electric ray. 3 US an explosive device or firework.… … Useful english dictionary
Torpedo ram — A torpedo ram is a type of torpedo boat combining a ram with torpedo tubes. Incorporating design elements from the cruiser and the monitor, it was intended to provide small and inexpensive weapon systems for coastal defence and other littoral… … Wikipedia
torpedo — I UK [tɔː(r)ˈpiːdəʊ] / US [tɔrˈpɪdoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms torpedo : singular torpedo plural torpedoes a weapon shaped like a tube that is shot under water to hit a ship or a submarine II UK [tɔː(r)ˈpiːdəʊ] / US [tɔrˈpɪdoʊ] verb… … English dictionary
tube — noun 1 long hollow pipe ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, narrow, thin ▪ hollow ▪ flexible ▪ closed, sealed … Collocations dictionary
