1. (noun)
gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter
- a professional killer who uses a gun
2. (noun)
bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
3. (noun)
torpedo
- an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
4. (noun)
torpedo
- a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
5. (noun)
torpedo
- a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
6. (noun)
torpedo
- armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
7. (noun)
electric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedo
- any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
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Synonyms of 'torpedo'
