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Synonyms for torpedo
tɔrˈpi doʊtor·pe·do
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Wiktionary
torpedonoun
Synonyms:
detonator
Princeton's WordNet
gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooternoun
a professional killer who uses a gun
Synonyms:
ordnance, gunman, crap-shooter, gunslinger, hired gun, heavy weapon, grease-gun, throttle, gas pedal, accelerator pedal, taw, sub, gun, shooter, hero, grinder, numbfish, crampfish, submarine sandwich, shot, gas, submarine, zep, artillery, gun for hire, hitman, hit man, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, accelerator, hero sandwich, hoagie, poor boybomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun
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
Synonyms:
gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, wedge heel, sub, gun, numbfish, hero, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, submarine, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, wedge, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boytorpedonoun
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)
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gun, hero sandwich, poor boy, gun for hire, submarine sandwich, hoagie, hero, electric ray, crampfish, shooter, submarine, numbfish, grinder, gunman, hired gun, zep, bomber, triggerman, hoagy, wedge, gunslinger, subtorpedonoun
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gun, hero sandwich, poor boy, gun for hire, submarine sandwich, hoagie, hero, electric ray, crampfish, shooter, submarine, numbfish, grinder, gunman, hired gun, zep, bomber, triggerman, hoagy, wedge, gunslinger, subtorpedonoun
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
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gun, hero sandwich, poor boy, gun for hire, submarine sandwich, hoagie, hero, electric ray, crampfish, shooter, submarine, numbfish, grinder, gunman, hired gun, zep, bomber, triggerman, hoagy, wedge, gunslinger, subtorpedonoun
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gun, hero sandwich, poor boy, gun for hire, submarine sandwich, hoagie, hero, electric ray, crampfish, shooter, submarine, numbfish, grinder, gunman, hired gun, zep, bomber, triggerman, hoagy, wedge, gunslinger, subelectric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedoverb
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
Synonyms:
hitman, hit man, gun, hero sandwich, poor boy, gun for hire, gunslinger, submarine sandwich, hoagie, hero, electric ray, crampfish, shooter, submarine, numbfish, grinder, gunman, hired gun, zep, bomber, triggerman, hoagy, wedge, subtorpedoverb
attack or hit with torpedoes
Editors Contribution
fish in the water
once a torpedo leaves a submarine the self propelled explosive device is launched and the announcement of the exiting munition is to call it out: fish in the water.
bombarded
Dictionary of English Synonymes
torpedonoun
Synonyms:
cramp-fish, electric ray (torpedo vulgaris)
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#960 | fire | |
#1119 | gas | |
#1733 | sub | |
#1967 | shot | |
#3335 | gun | |
#4708 | champion | |
#4898 | mill | |
#5294 | hero | |
#8203 | fighter | |
#12164 | accelerator | |
#12329 | shooter | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#14480 | submarine | |
#15082 | artillery | |
#15100 | tornado | |
#15337 | bomber | |
#16201 | grinder | |
#16912 | throttle | |
#21408 | ordnance | |
#24332 | paladin | |
#26838 | torpedo | |
#30733 | hitman | |
#33855 | molar | |
#39116 | chock | |
#43312 | gunman | |
#51280 | derail | |
#55566 | gunslinger | |
#56596 | detonator | |
#60408 | torpedoes | |
#69929 | zep | |
#70897 | scuttle | |
#74551 | taw | |
#123832 | hoagy | |
#128117 | hoagie | |
#251068 | triggerman |
How to use torpedo in a sentence?
The latest version of the Mk 48 ADCAP (advanced capability) is the mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System. The Mk 48 ADCAP mod 7 CBASS torpedo is the result of a Joint Development Program with the Royal Australian Navy and achieved initial operational capability in 2006.
When I questioned and ultimately helped torpedo his nomination of the supremely unqualified Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, the Bush White House made it clear they wouldn’t ever deal with me again, you can never go against the Family.
This is what makes the car go. This is what turns it into a torpedo, a missile, a deadly weapon.
We've been here before, we suspect since he negotiated this deal himself, Donald Trump will be much more reluctant to torpedo it when his own personal reputation is on the line.
We put that on an underwater robot that is like a torpedo and it continuously goes back and forth over the area, we essentially mow the lawn with this device.
Translations for torpedo
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- torpedinar, torpedeCatalan, Valencian
- torpédoCzech
- Zitterrochen, Torpedo, torpedierenGerman
- τορπιλίζωGreek
- torpedo, raya eléctrica, torpedearSpanish
- اژدرPersian
- sähkörausku, torpedoFinnish
- torpilleFrench
- torpedó, zsibbasztó rájaHungarian
- tundurskeytiIcelandic
- torpedine, silurareItalian
- 魚雷Japanese
- 魚雷, 어뢰Korean
- tōpītoMāori
- torpedoMalay
- torpedaPolish
- torpedear, torpedoPortuguese
- электрический скат, торпеда, торпедо, торпедироватьRussian
- torpedera, torpedSwedish
- torpidoTurkish
- ngư lôi, 魚雷Vietnamese
- torpeodülem, hitorpeod, jitorpeod, torpedön, torped, torpeodül, torpeodVolapük
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