torpedo tube

noun

: a tube from which torpedoes are fired

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More Stories The ideal for submarine commanders is a robot that doesn't need special handling and can be loaded aboard like a torpedo, then launched from a standard torpedo tube and recovered through the same tube after its mission has been completed. David Szondy june 21, New Atlas, 21 June 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 In addition, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers usually have at least two torpedo tubes and a helipad for the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024 If the cruise missile is wider than the torpedo tube, designers must pick a different launch scheme. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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