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View definitions for torpedo

torpedo

noun as in hero

noun as in projectile

Weak match

noun as in submarine

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in submarine sandwich

noun as in hatchet man

noun as in gunman

verb as in bomb

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Sir Macca pops into the studio to play Cups and Cakes with the band while also commenting to the filmmaker that the "pink torpedo" line in Big Bottom is actually "literature".

From BBC

Despite defiant words from the World 12s in the aftermath, World Rugby's October 2021 decision not to ratify the event torpedoed its plans.

From BBC

Navy planes to bomb North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and called on Congress to authorize the use of force.

From Salon

From massive, underwater torpedoes to state-of-the-art laser weapons that shoot down drones, China's latest military parade will now be broken down and analysed by Pentagon experts and defence officials around the world.

From BBC

California Latinos have helped to torpedo liberal shibboleths at the ballot box more often than Democrats will ever admit.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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