"war tuba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: war tubas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war tuba (plural war tubas)
  1. An acoustic locator, vaguely resembling a tuba, used (by Japan during the World Wars) to provide early warning of incoming aircraft. Wikipedia link: war tuba Synonyms: Japanese war tuba Related terms: war-horn Translations (acoustic locator): Kriegstuba [feminine] (German), 九〇式大空中聴音機 (kyūjū-shiki dai kūchū chōonki) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-war_tuba-en-noun-vIpavyU9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

Inflected forms

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