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Another word for torpedo

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Verb

  1. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of

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Another word for torpedo

Noun
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    weapon

    weapon

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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • Bancroft was the first person who distinctly suspected that the effects of the torpedo were electrical.

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