torpedo
/tɔrpˈidoʊ/
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Definitions
Noun
a professional killer who uses a gun
Noun
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
Noun
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)
Noun
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
Noun
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
Noun
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
Noun
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
Verb
attack or hit with torpedoes
Synonyms
bomber
crampfish
Cuban sandwich
electric ray
grinder
gun
gun for hire
gunman
gunslinger
hero
hero sandwich
hired gun
hit man
hitman
hoagie
hoagy
Italian sandwich
numbfish
poor boy
shooter
sub
submarine
submarine sandwich
triggerman
wedge
zep
More General Terms
alarm
alarum
alert
armament
assail
attack
explosive device
firework
liquidator
manslayer
murderer
pyrotechnic
ray
sandwich
warning signal