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Meaning of torpedo
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
torpedo
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn: {gunman},
{gunslinger}, {hired gun}, {gun}, {gun for hire},
{triggerman}, {hit man}, {hitman}, {torpedo}, {shooter}]
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 [syn: {bomber},
{grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban
sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
{submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
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 [syn:
{electric ray}, {crampfish}, {numbfish}, {torpedo}]
v 1: attack or hit with torpedoes
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