"torpedo tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: torpedo tubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} torpedo tube (plural torpedo tubes)
  1. (nautical) A metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher. Wikipedia link: torpedo tube Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (tube through which torpedoes are launched): 魚雷管 (Chinese Mandarin), 鱼雷管 (yúléiguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), torpédomet [masculine] (Czech), torpedobuis [feminine] (Dutch), torpedoputki (Finnish), Torpedorohr [neuter] (German), lanciasiluri [masculine] (Italian), торпе́дный аппара́т (torpédnyj apparát) [masculine] (Russian), torpedtub [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-torpedo_tube-en-noun-RvIZpfyO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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