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torpedo

noun as in hero

Strong matches

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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On December 7, 1941, Japanese kamikaze fighter planes, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

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The “torpedo” would be drawn against the ship and explode.

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The drone, capable of carrying payloads including torpedoes, is expected to reach production by the end of 2028.

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If they torpedo the subsidies, health coverage premiums could rocket for millions of people, handing Democrats a ready-made campaign issue for next year's midterm elections.

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U-boats, Mr. Moorhouse tells us, were also plagued by malfunctioning torpedoes, mechanical failures and, eventually, the incessant—and often successful—depth-charge attacks of Allied warships.

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

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