A cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater projectile launched from a submarine, aircraft, or ship and designed to detonate on contact with or in the vicinity of a target.
Un proiettile subacqueo semovente a forma di sigaro lanciato da un sottomarino, un aereo o una nave e progettato per esplodere a contatto con o nelle vicinanze di un bersaglio.
Any of various submarine explosive devices, especially a submarine mine.
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A small explosive placed on a railroad track that is fired by the weight of the train to sound a warning of an approaching hazard.
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An explosive fired in an oil or gas well to begin or increase the flow.
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A small firework consisting of gravel wrapped in tissue paper with a percussion cap that explodes when thrown against a hard surface.
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See electric ray.
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Slang A professional assassin or thug.
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Chiefly New Jersey See submarine. See Regional Note at submarine.
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To attack, strike, or sink with a torpedo.
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To destroy decisively; wreck: torpedo efforts at reform.