spar torpedos

A form of spar torpedo — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of spar torpedo
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