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Torpedinous
Torpedinous Tor*ped"i*nous, a.
Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting
a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. --De
Quincey.
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.
Torpedo body
Torpedo body Tor*pe"do body
An automobile body which is built so that the side surfaces
are flush. [Cant]
Torpedo boom
Torpedo boom Tor*pe"do boom
A spar formerly carried by men-of-war, having a torpedo on
its end.
Torpedo catcher
Torpedo catcher Tor*pe"do catch"er
A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo
boats.
Torpedo nettings Torpedo nettings, nettings made of chains or bars, which
can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink
beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against
torpedoes. Torpedo shell
Torpedo shell Torpedo shell (Ordnance)
A shell longer than a deck-piercing shell, with thinner walls
and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists
of about 130 pounds of high explosive. It has no soft cap,
and is intended to effect its damage by the powerful
explosion which follows on slight resistance. It is used
chiefly in 12-inch mortars.
Torpedo station
Torpedo station Torpedo station
A headquarters for torpedo vessels and their supplies,
usually having facilities for repairs and for instruction and
experiments. The principal torpedo station of the United
States is at Newport, R.I.
Torpedo stern
Torpedo stern Torpedo stern
A broad stern without overhang, flattened on the bottom, used
in some torpedo and fast power boats. It prevents settling in
the water at high speed.
Torpedo-boat destroyer
Torpedo-boat destroyer Tor*pe"do-boat` de*stroy"er
A larger, swifter, and more powerful armed type of torpedo
boat, originally intended principally for the destruction of
torpedo boats, but later used also as a more formidable
torpedo boat.
Torpedoist
Torpedoist Tor*pe"do*ist, n. (Nav.)
One skilled in the theory or use of torpedoes; also, one who
favors the use of torpedoes.
Torpent
Torpent Tor"pent, a. [L. torpens, p. pr. of torpere to be
numb.]
Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed;
torpid. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
Torpescence
Torpescence Tor*pes"cence, n.
The quality or state or being torpescent; torpidness;
numbness; stupidity.
Whitehead torpedo
Whitehead torpedo White"head` tor*pe"do, or Whitehead
White"head`, n.
A form of self-propelling torpedo.
Meaning of Torpe from wikipedia
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Torpe may
refer to:
Places Torpe county in Sweden, see List of
hundreds of
Sweden Torpè, Sardinia,
Italy People Johannes Torpe,
Danish musician, see Artificial...
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Torpè (Sardinian:
Torpè) is a
comune (muni****lity) in the
Province of
Nuoro in the
Italian region Sardinia,
located about 160
kilometres (99 mi) northeast...
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Torped 45 is a
lightweight torpedo intended for ASW and
surface targets,
providing multiple-target active/p****ive
homing combined with wire guidance...
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Torpes of Pisa (Torpetius, Tropesius) (French:
Saint Torpès,
Saint Tropez, Italian: Torpete,
Torpes,
Torpè, Russian: святой мученик Тропезий) (died 65...
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Johannes Torpe (born 5
January 1973 in Skanderborg) is a
Danish designer and musician.
Since 1997, he has been the CEO and
creative director of his eponymous...
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Torpe (born 1973) is a
retired Norwegian alpine skier. He
competed in
three events at the 1991
Junior World Championships, and then
three events at...
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science fiction-horror
thriller television series developed by
Christian Torpe. It is
based on the 1980
horror novella of the same name by
author Stephen...
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Torped 62 is a
torpedo used by the
Swedish Navy,
possibly to be in-use
until the mid-2040s. In the late 1980s, FFV (today Saab
Dynamics AB),
began to develop...
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Torped 613 (TP613) is a
heavyweight torpedo still in use by the
Swedish Navy. It is wire-guided and has a p****ive
sonar sensor that
sends back information...
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Torped 47 or SLWT (Saab’s
Lightweight Torpedo) is a new
lightweight torpedo intended for ASW and
surface targets,
providing multiple-target active/p****ive...
