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Torpedo catcher

Torpedo catcher \Tor*pe"do catch"er\ A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo boats.

Usage examples of "torpedo catcher".

He sent his steamer hard astern with a slightly ported helm, and whilst the torpedo catcher's boat was searching for him towards the French shore, and sending vain hails into the white banks of the mist, he was circling slowly and silently round towards the English coast.