torpedo
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- noun
- /tɔrˈpiːdoʊ/
- NSFW
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sicario
- Mikey, you know when I got arrested for the narco torpedo, a smuggling business, which it is.
Examples
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So, so it's seven years for that for the Naco Torpedo and I had five years for the for the DNA.
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Loose torpedo number four.
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The mobster hired a torpedo to carry out the hit on his rival.
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Everyone knew that the torpedo was responsible for eliminating threats to the organization.
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In the underworld, a torpedo is feared for his ruthless efficiency.
Synonyms
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9.7
A person who uses a gun to kill people for money or on orders
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8.9
A person paid to kill someone
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9.1
A person who is paid to kill someone with a gun
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
- Specialized
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A weapon released from a plane that moves under water to hit ships or submarines
- Specialized
A long metal tube filled with explosives used to make a safe path through barbed wire or mines
- Specialized
A large underwater weapon launched from submarines with a very powerful warhead to sink big ships
- Specialized
A large underwater weapon with a very powerful explosive charge that submarines use to attack ships
- Specialized
A weapon that finds and follows an enemy ship or submarine using sound
- Archaic
A small navy ship that protects larger ships by attacking fast boats with torpedoes
- Specialized
An underwater weapon that moves by itself and is steered by a wire from the ship that fired it
How Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Torpedo meaning a hired killer comes from the weapon idea: a hired gunman acts like a torpedo by striking suddenly to kill or remove a target.