homing torpedo

Noun

Meaning

a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines)

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A homing torpedo also needs to be able to outmanoeuvre a target. Source: Internet

Late in World War II, the U.S. adopted a convert homing torpedo (known as "Cutie" ) for use against escorts. Source: Internet

The weapons available to airships were so limited that until the advent of the homing torpedo they had little chance of sinking a submarine. Source: Internet

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