Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metal tube fixed in a torpedo-boat or other vessel of war, through which automobile torpedoes may be launched against an enemy. Also called
torpedo-tube .
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It could be guessed that some targets had been fired on by more than one launching-tube, leaving two ships unattacked by the _Horus's_ missiles.
Talents, Incorporated Murray Leinster 1935
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