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tube vs torpedo tube

torpedo tube vs tube

tube and torpedo tube both are nouns.

tube is a verb but torpedo tube is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
torpedo tube Yes No No No
As nouns, torpedo tube is a hyponym of tube; that is, torpedo tube is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • torpedo tube: a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired
tube (noun) torpedo tube (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
tube (verb) torpedo tube (verb)
place or enclose in a tube
convey in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
Difference between tube and torpedo tube

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