English dictionary
torpedo
/t/O/r'p/i/d/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a professional killer who uses a gun
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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
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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)
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a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
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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
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armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
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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
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Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to <i>Torpedo</i> and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also <i>crampfish</i>, and <i>numbfish</i>. See <i>Electrical fish</i>, under <u>Electrical</u>.
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An automobile with a torpedo body.
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verb
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attack or hit with torpedoes
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to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
Source: webster1913