Australian English Meaning of torpedo shell

Torpedo shell

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torpedo shell ()

A shell longer than a deck-piercing shell, with thinner walls and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists of about 130 pounds of high explosive. It has no soft cap, and is intended to effect its damage by the powerful explosion which follows on slight resistance. It is used chiefly in 12-inch mortars.

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Torpedo shell

A shell longer than a deck-piercing shell, with thinner walls and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists of about 130 pounds of high explosive.

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torpedo catcher => Torpedo boat, torpedo boom => Torpedo boom, torpedo body => Torpedo body, torpedo boat => Torpedo boat, torpedo => Torpedo,