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