torpedo tube

noun

: a tube from which torpedoes are fired

Examples of torpedo tube in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some parts, including torpedo tubes, will be manufactured at a 160,000-square-foot facility in Orange County, California. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

The submarines are equipped with heavyweight torpedo tubes and vertical launch systems capable of carrying cruise missiles such as the Kalibr family and P-800 Oniks. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for torpedo tube

• boob
• cube
• lube
• rube
• hypercube
• nanotube
• phototube