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Another word for torpedo

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torpedo

n.

projectile, underwater missile, fish*, whale*, flying pig*; see also weapon 1. see also weapon 1.

Types of torpedoes include: aerial torpedo, submarine torpedo, jet torpedo, mechanical torpedo, radio-controlled torpedo, projectile, missile, mine,

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Another word for torpedo

verb

To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of:

bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, finish, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, undo, wash up, wrack², wreck. (Slang) total. Idiom: put the kibosh on. See help

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She missed her with a torpedo and opened fire at Boo yards.
There the German torpedo craft and German submarines lay in a safe base only some 60 m.
The squib is lowered after the torpedo, and, when exploded by the descent of the weight, fires the charge.
On the completion of drilling, or when the production is found to decrease, it is usual to torpedo the well to increase the flow.
He added, it is true, a few torpedo boats and destroyers, but he promptly had them dismantled on arrival at Constantinople.

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