attack with a torpedo; damage with a torpedo; undermine, sabotage, destroy, subvert; detonate an explosive device inside an oil well in order to facilitate the extraction of oil
self-propelled underwater missile launched from a submarine or boat; (Zoology) fish that has electric organs and is able to give electrical shock from its organs and enlarged pectoral (lives in tropical or temperate seas), crampfish, electric ray, numbfish, electrical fish
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Torpedo Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Torpedo Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish, and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical.
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish, and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical.
(n.)
An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.
An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.
(n.)
An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
(n.)
A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore.
A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore.
(n.)
A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
(n.)
A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.
A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.
(n.)
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
(n.)
A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
torpedo
\tor*pe"do\, n. an automobile with a torpedo body. [cant]
torpedo
\tor*pe"do\ (?), n.; pl. torpedoes (#). [l. torpedo, -inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. see torpid.]
1. (zo?l.) any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to torpedo and allied genera. they are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. called also crampfish, and numbfish. see electrical fish, under electrical.
note: the common european torpedo (t. vulgaris) and the american species (t. occidentalis) are the best known.
2. an engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up. specifically: (a) a quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore. (b) a kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
3. (mil.) a kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.
4. (railroad) a kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
5. an explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.
6. a kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
similar words(13)
torpedo station
torpedo stern
torpedo tube
torpedo boat
torpedo-boat destroyer
fish torpedo
torpedo nettings
torpedo shell
spar torpedo
whitehead torpedo
torpedo body
torpedo boom
torpedo catcher
Noun
1. a professional killer who uses a gun
(synonym) gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, shooter
(hypernym) murderer, liquidator, manslayer
2. 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
(synonym) bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep
(hypernym) sandwich
3. 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)
(hypernym) explosive device
4. a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
(hypernym) firework, pyrotechnic
5. 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
(hypernym) explosive device
6. armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
(hypernym) armament
(hyponym) aerial torpedo
7. 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
(synonym) electric ray, crampfish, numbfish
(hypernym) ray
(member-holonym) Torpedinidae, family Torpedinidae
Verb
1. attack or hit with torpedoes
(hypernym) attack, assail
Torpedo Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
An explosive device used in shooting (q.v.) a well. The well-shooting torpedo was invented and used by Col. E. A. L. Roberts, a Civil War veteran, in 1865. The first torpedoes used black powder as an explosive; later, nitroglycerin was substituted for the powder.
Torpedo Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Torpedo Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with its target or in proximity to it.
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Torpedo Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A cigar shape that features a closed foot, a pointed head and a bulge in the middle.
Torpedo Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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