"spar torpedo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spar torpedoes [plural], spar torpedos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es|s}} spar torpedo (plural spar torpedoes or spar torpedos)
  1. A weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, attached to a boat, and used by ramming the end of the spar into an enemy ship before detonating the bomb. Wikipedia link: spar torpedo
    Sense id: en-spar_torpedo-en-noun-UaRV5uJn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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