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- Dictionarytorpedo/tɔːˈpiːdəʊ/
noun
- 1. a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target.
- 2. an electric ray.
verb
- 1. attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes: "the liner was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine"
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verb [ T ] uk / tɔːˈpiː.dəʊ / us / tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ / to use a torpedo to destroy something. informal. to destroy: He accused them of trying to torpedo the peace process. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of torpedo from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
: a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as. a. : a submarine mine. b. : a thin cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile. 2. : a small firework that explodes when thrown against a hard object. 3. : electric ray. 4. : a professional gunman or assassin. 5. : submarine entry 2 sense 2. torpedo. 2 of 2.
7 meanings: 1. a cylindrical self-propelled weapon carrying explosives that is launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines and.... Click for more definitions.
Torpedo definition: a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.. See examples of TORPEDO used in a sentence.
A torpedo is a type of missile or bomb fired underwater. To torpedo is to attack with torpedoes. Torpedoes are cigar-shaped projectiles that are used to attack other submarines or boats. The word torpedo comes from the name of a kind of electric ray that numbs you with its sting (torpediniformes).
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, such a device was called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo; colloquially a fish.
Definition of torpedo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of torpedo verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
TORPEDO meaning: a long, thin bomb that is fired from a ship and moves under water to destroy another ship. Learn more.
A torpedo is a bomb that is shaped like a tube and that travels under water. 2. If a ship is torpedoed , it is hit, and usually sunk, by a torpedo or torpedoes.
