torpedo

Phonetic

US /tɔːrˈpiːdəʊ/UK /tɔːˈpiːdəʊ/

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NOUNAn electric ray of the genus Torpedo., A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon., A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. A similar projectile that can travel through space., A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object., A submarine sandwich., A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia., A woman's shoe with a pointed toe., A large breast; a breast with a large nipple., A marijuana cigarette. A thick marijuana cigarette., A marijuana cigarette. A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine., A naval mine., An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo., A professional gunman or assassin., A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it., An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back.

VERBTo strike (a ship) with one or more torpedoes., To sink (a ship) with one or more torpedoes., To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.

Variants

torpedoes: Third Person Singular, Plural
torpedos: Plural
torpedoing: Present Participle
torpedoed: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

The masses of the smaller boats could also act “as missile and torpedo decoys, overwhelming radars or drone sensors with too many targets,” said Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. naval officer now at the Center for a New American Security.
Source:cn.nytimes.com
That he might torpedo nato in the process is second order.
Source:www.economist.com
The masses of the smaller boats could also act “as missile and torpedo decoys, overwhelming radars or drone sensors with too many targets,” said Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. naval officer now at the Center for a New American Security.
Source:cn.nytimes.com
That he might torpedo nato in the process is second order.
Source:www.economist.com
The masses of the smaller boats could also act “as missile and torpedo decoys, overwhelming radars or drone sensors with too many targets,” said Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. naval officer now at the Center for a New American Security.
Source:cn.nytimes.com

torpedo

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