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torpedo meaning and definition

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TORPEDO noun

Definition of torpedo (noun)

  1. a professional killer who uses a gun
  2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
  3. an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
  4. a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
  5. a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
  6. armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
  7. any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges

TORPEDO verb

Definition of torpedo (verb)

  1. attack or hit with torpedoes
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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