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Variant of torpedo

torpedo Definition

tor·pedo (tôr pē)

noun pl. torpedoes -·does

  1. electric ray
  2. ☆ a large, cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater projectile for launching against enemy ships from a submarine, airplane, etc.: it is detonated by contact, sound, etc.
  3. a metal case containing explosives, esp. one used as an underwater mine
  4. a small fireworks device consisting of a percussion cap and gravel wrapped in tissue paper, which explodes with a loud noise when thrown against a hard surface
  5. ☆ an explosive cartridge or a flare, placed on a railroad track and detonated by a train wheel as a signal to the crew
  6. ☆ an explosive cartridge lowered into oil wells, where it is detonated to clear the bore or break through into the oil pocket
  7. Slang a gangster or gunman hired as a bodyguard, assassin, etc.

Etymology: L, numbness, crampfish < torpere, to be stiff: see torpid

transitive verb torpedoed -·doed, torpedoing -·do·ing

to attack, damage, or destroy with or as with a torpedo

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  3. torpedo tube
  4. torpedo-boat destroyer
  5. torpedo boat
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  8. toroth
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  1. torpid
  2. torpidity
  3. torpidly
  4. torpidness
  5. torpor
  6. torporific
  7. torquate
  8. torque
  9. torque converter
  10. torque wrench