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torpedo

/ˌtoɹˈpi.doʊ/noun, verb3 syllables

Torpedo means: 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.

Synonyms for torpedo35

noun, as in 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

bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep

noun, as in a professional killer who uses a gun

gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, shooter

noun, as in 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

electric ray, crampfish, numbfish

also used for torpedo

torp, fish, detonator, bifta, bifter, blunt, bogie, bone, bun, Camberwell carrot, doink, doinker

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What does torpedo mean?8

noun

1

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

2

a professional killer who uses a gun

3

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

4

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)

5

a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface

6

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

7

armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target

verb

1

attack or hit with torpedoes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with torpedo?3

three syllables

toledotuxedolibido
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Torpedo in a sentence

  • The stern area had also received several hits, increasing the torpedo damage.CM
  • The aircraft carrier sustained a direct hit from a torpedo.ddnktr
  • A torpedo is an underwater missile.ddnktr
  • It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.CS
  • The ship that Tom's grandfather was on was sunk by a torpedo.CK
  • The ship Tom's grandfather was on was sunk by a torpedo.CK
  • A torpedo sunk the ship Tom's grandfather was on.CK
  • A torpedo sunk the ship that Tom's grandfather was on.CK

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Forms of torpedo

as a noun

plural
torpedoes

as a verb

past tense
torpedoed
past participle
torpedoed
present participle
torpedoing
third-person singular
torpedoes