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bangalore torpedo

(baŋ′gə lôr′)

Mil. a piece of metal tubing filled with high explosive, used esp. to blast through barbed wire or to detonate buried mines

Origin: < ? Bangalore

See bangalore torpedo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A piece of metal pipe filled with an explosive, used primarily to clear a path through barbed wire or to detonate land mines.

Origin:

Origin: After Bangalore

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