torpedo

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torpedo[1,noun] torpedo[2,transitive verb] bangalore torpedo motor torpedo boat submarine[2,noun] torpedo boat torpedo bomber torpedo tube

Main Entry: ¹tor·pe·do
Pronunciation: tor-'pE-(")dO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -does
Etymology: Latin, literally, stiffness, numbness, from torpEre to be sluggish or numb -- more at TORPID
1 : ELECTRIC RAY
2 : a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: as a : a submarine mine b : a thin cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile
3 : a small firework that explodes when thrown against a hard object
4 : a professional gunman or assassin
5 : SUBMARINE 2