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torpedo

English

  1. 🔊 armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
  2. 🔊 a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it
  3. 🔊 a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper
  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. 🔊 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
  6. 🔊 a professional killer who uses a gun
  7. 🔊 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)
  8. 🔊 attack or hit with torpedoes

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