war tuba

English

Alternative forms

• Japanese war tuba

Noun

war tuba (plural war tubas)

1. 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