torpedo tube

noun

: a tube from which torpedoes are fired

Examples of torpedo tube in a Sentence

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Early Virginia boats carry 12 Tomahawk cruise missiles in dedicated Virginia Payload Tubes in addition to weapons launched through four torpedo tubes. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 Passive sonar listens quietly for engine noise, or transient sounds such as a torpedo tube being opened. James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 Each vessel is equipped with 32 vertical launch tubes for three types of anti-surface and land-attack cruise missiles, as well as 10 torpedo tubes. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 The goal of this frightening little beauty was to allow a submarine to destroy an enemy sub at long distance by firing a rocket out of a torpedo tube. David Szondy, New Atlas, 12 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for torpedo tube

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of torpedo tube was circa 1891

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“Torpedo tube.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torpedo%20tube. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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