spar torpedo

noun

A weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, attached to a boat, and used by ramming the end of the spar into an enemy ship before detonating the bomb.

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Meanings

nounspar torpedo (plural spar torpedoes or spar torpedos)

plural spar torpedoes · plural spar torpedos

  1. A weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, attached to a boat, and used by ramming the end of the spar into an enemy ship before detonating the bomb.
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APA

spar torpedo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spar%20torpedo

MLA

“spar torpedo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spar%20torpedo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spar torpedo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spar%20torpedo.

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