war tuba

English

Alternative forms

Japanese war tuba

Noun

war tuba (plural war tubas)

An acoustic locator, vaguely resembling a tuba, used (by Japan during the World Wars) to provide early warning of incoming aircraft.

Translations

acoustic locator

German: Kriegstuba f

Japanese: 九〇式大空中聴音機 (kyūjū-shiki dai kūchū chōonki)

See also

war-horn

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