| 单词 | torpedo-catcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmastorpedo-catcher torpedo-catcher n. (a) see quot. 1877; (b) a torpedo-boat catcher. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > barriers in water > netting splinter-netting1799 boarding-netting1834 crinoline1867 torpedo-catcher1877 torpedo-net1885 splinter net1894 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > anti-torpedo vessel torpedo-catcher1877 catcher1885 torpedo-boat destroyer1893 torpedo destroyer1896 T.B.D.1897 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Torpedo-catcher, a forked spar or boom extending under water, ahead of a vessel, to displace or explode torpedoes. 1886 Chambers's Jrnl. 30 Jan. 77/2 The establishment of the torpedo system has necessitated the introduction of..torpedo catchers. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 451/2 Special vessels, called ‘torpedo catchers’, are being built by most nations. < as lemmas |
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