torpedo net

noun

A net hung from a ship by means of horizontal booms, designed to cause an attacker's torpedo to explode some distance away from the hull.

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Meanings

nountorpedo net (plural torpedo nets)

plural torpedo nets

  1. historicalgovernmentA net hung from a ship by means of horizontal booms, designed to cause an attacker's torpedo to explode some distance away from the hull.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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