Definition of TORPEDO. Meaning of TORPEDO. Synonyms of TORPEDO

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Definition of TORPEDO

Torpedo
Torpedo Tor*pe"do, n. An automobile with a torpedo body. [Cant]
Torpedo
Torpedo Tor*pe"do, v. t. to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo. --London Spectator.

Meaning of TORPEDO from wikipedia

- A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead...
- A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated...
- armed torpedo boats designed to destroy other torpedo boats". Although the term "destroyer" had been used interchangeably with "TBD" and "torpedo boat...
- A torpedo tube is a cylindrical device for launching torpedoes. There are two main types of torpedo tube: underwater tubes ****ed to submarines and some...
- A nuclear torpedo is a torpedo armed with a nuclear warhead. The idea behind the nuclear warheads in a torpedo was to create a much bigger explosive blast...
- A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century. The motor in the designation originally referred to their use of petrol...
- Human torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of diver propulsion vehicle on which the diver rides, generally in a seated position behind a fairing....
- A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. Torpedo bombers came into existence just before the...
- An aerial torpedo (also known as an airborne torpedo or air-dropped torpedo) is a torpedo launched from a torpedo bomber aircraft into the water, after...
- Capability (ADCAP) variant are American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes. They were designed to sink deep-diving nuclear-powered submarines and...