torpedo
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6.7
- noun
- /tɔrˈpiːdoʊ/
- Archaic
:
petardo
- The children set off a torpedo during the Fourth of July celebration, causing everyone to cheer.
Examples
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The safety alarm was triggered when a torpedo exploded in the oil well, warning workers to evacuate.
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At the festival, vendors sold colorful torpedoes that popped loudly when thrown onto the ground.
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Loose torpedo number two.
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Loose torpedo number two.
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I bent down and picked up an inch-long torpedo of plastic used to package crack cocaine.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
51
2.6
A small explosive paper tube that makes a loud bang when you light it
40
4.1
An object made to burst violently and cause damage
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.3
A small fast military boat that fires underwater bombs near the coast
- Specialized
1
9.1
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 Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Torpedo for a small explosive takes its name from the same idea of a sudden shock; like the weapon and the fish, this little device gives a loud bang or shock to warn or startle people.