Designed to defend against or counter the threat of torpedoes, especially in naval warfare.
From anti- (against) + torpedo (from Spanish torpedo, from Latin torpedus, numb, referring to the electric ray or the weapon). Military compound formed when torpedo weapons became a major naval threat.
Antitorpedo technology completely changed naval strategy—nets, compartmentalization, and detection systems meant that the devastating submarine weapon that had seemed unstoppable could finally be countered!
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