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| tor·pe·do [ tawr pdō ] |
noun (plural tor·pe·does) |
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1. self-propelled underwater weapon: a cylindrical self-propelled missile that is launched from an aircraft, ship, or submarine and travels underwater to hit its target
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2. underwater mine: an underwater explosive mine
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dated
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3. U.S. firework: a small gravel-filled firework that explodes when thrown against a hard surface
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4. U.S. rail railroad danger signal: an explosive placed on a railroad track that is detonated by a train running over it and serves as a warning of danger ahead
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5. U.S. energy explosive for oil wells: an explosive device used to release the oil from an oil well
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6. U.S. food
Same as submarinen (sense 2)
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7. fish
Same as electric ray
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8. U.S. crime professional killer: a hired thug or assassin
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slang
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9. sports type of hockey: a fast-paced style of ice hockey played without the red line limiting long passes, using two aggressive forecheckers, two mid-ice forwards, and a single defenseman
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10. sports hockey player: a forechecker in torpedo ice hockey
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transitive verb (past and past participle tor·pe·doed, present participle tor·pe·do·ing, 3rd person present singular tor·pe·does) |
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1. hit ship with torpedo: to hit or destroy a ship with a torpedo
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2. destroy something: to spoil, thwart, or destroy something completely
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informal
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  threatened to torpedo the agreement
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| [Early 16th century. < Latin, "numbness" < torpere "be stiff"] |
