torpedoman

torpedoman
/tawr pee"doh man', -meuhn/, n., pl. torpedomen /-men', -meuhn/.
a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
[1880-85, Amer.; TORPEDO + MAN1]

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