torpedo

tor·pe·do

 (tôr-pē′dō)

n. pl. tor·pe·does

1. A cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater projectile launched from a submarine, aircraft, or ship and designed to detonate on contact with or in the vicinity of a target.

2. Any of various submarine explosive devices, especially a submarine mine.

3. A small explosive placed on a railroad track that is fired by the weight of the train to sound a warning of a hazard ahead.

4. An explosive fired in an oil or gas well to begin or increase the flow.

5. A small firework consisting of gravel wrapped in tissue paper with a percussion cap that explodes when thrown against a hard surface.

6. See electric ray.

7. Slang A professional assassin or thug.

8. Chiefly New Jersey See submarine sandwich.

tr.v. tor·pe·doed, tor·pe·do·ing, tor·pe·does

1. To attack, strike, or sink with a torpedo.

2. To destroy decisively; wreck: torpedo efforts at reform.

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[Latin torpēdō, numbness, electric ray, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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torpedo

(tɔːˈpiːdəʊ)

n, pl -does

1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a cylindrical self-propelled weapon carrying explosives that is launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines and follows an underwater path to hit its target

2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) obsolete a submarine mine

3. US and Canadian a firework containing gravel and a percussion cap that explodes when dashed against a hard surface

4. (Railways) US and Canadian a detonator placed on a railway line as a danger signal

5. (Animals) any of various electric rays of the genus Torpedo

vb (tr) , -does, -doing or -doed

6. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to hit (a ship, etc) with one or a number of torpedoes

7. to render ineffective; destroy or wreck: to torpedo the administration's plan.

[C16: from Latin: crampfish (whose electric discharges can cause numbness), from torpēre to be inactive; see torpid]

torˈpedo-ˌlike adj

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tor•pe•do

(tɔrˈpi doʊ)

n., pl. -does, n.

1. a self-propelled underwater missile containing a high explosive and often a guidance system, usu. launched from a submarine or other warship against surface vessels.

2. any of various submarine explosive devices for destroying hostile ships, as a mine.

3. any of various other explosive devices, as a firework that consists of an explosive wrapped up with gravel in a piece of tissue paper and that detonates when thrown against a hard surface.

4. any electric ray, esp. Torpedo nobiliana, of the Atlantic Ocean.

5. a hero sandwich.

6. Slang. a gangster hired as a murderer.

v.t.

7. to attack, hit, damage, or destroy with or as if with torpedoes.

[1510–20; < Latin torpēdō numbness, torpidity, electric ray =torpē(re) to be stiff (compare torpid) + -dō n. suffix]

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torpedo

Past participle: torpedoed
Gerund: torpedoing

Imperative

torpedo

torpedo

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	torpedo - a professional killer who uses a gun gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, triggerman, gun, shooter liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
	2.	torpedo - 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 hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, Cuban sandwich, grinder, submarine sandwich, zep, wedge, submarine, bomber, hero sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
	3.	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) explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
	4.	torpedo - a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface firework, pyrotechnic - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
	5.	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 explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy alarum, warning signal, alarm, alert - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
	6.	torpedo - armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target aerial torpedo - a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane armament - weaponry used by military or naval force bangalore torpedo - a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire homing torpedo - a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines) submarine torpedo - a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine
	7.	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 crampfish, electric ray, numbfish ray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins family Torpedinidae, Torpedinidae - electric rays
Verb	1.	torpedo - attack or hit with torpedoes   attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

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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, wrack, wreck.

Slang: total.

Idiom: put the kibosh on.

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Translations

طُربيد: صاروخ تَحت مائي لِنَسْف السُّفُنيُهاجِم بالطوربيد

torpédotorpédovat

torpederetorpedo

torpedierenTorpedo

torpedoraya eléctrica

sähkörauskutorpedo

torpilletorpiller

megtorpedóztorpedó

skjóta tundurskeytum aî e-utundurskeyti

siluraresilurotorpedine

torpedatorpeduoti

torpēdatorpedēt

torpederetorpedo

торпедировать

torpédotorpédovať

torpedo

torped

torpidotorpillemek

用鱼雷进攻或破坏鱼雷

torpedo

[tɔːˈpiːdəʊ]

A. N (torpedoes (pl)) → torpedo m

B. VT (lit, fig) → torpedear

C. CPD torpedo boat N → torpedero m, lancha f torpedera
torpedo tube N → tubo m lanzatorpedos, lanzatorpedos m inv

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torpedo

[tɔː^rˈpiːdəʊ] [torpedoes] (pl)

n → torpille f

vt

[+ ship] → torpiller

[+ negotiations, plans] → torpillertorpedo boat n → torpilleur m

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torpedo

n pl <-es> → Torpedo m

vt → torpedieren

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torpedo

[tɔːˈpiːdəʊ]

1. n (torpedoes (pl)) → siluro

2. vt → silurare

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torpedo

(toːˈpiːdəu) – plural torˈpedoes – noun

an underwater missile fired at ships. an enemy torpedo. torpedo طُربيد: صاروخ تَحت مائي لِنَسْف السُّفُن торпедо torpedo torpédo der Torpedo torpedo τορπίληtorpedo torpeedo اژدر؛ موشک زیر آبی torpedo torpille טוֹרפִּידוֹ जहाज तोड़ने का गोला torpedo torpedó torpedo tundurskeyti torpedine, siluro 魚雷 어뢰 torpeda torpēda torpedo torpedotorpedotorpeda ټارپيډو، ډوب ماكو، شتۍ torpedo torpilă торпеда torpédo torpedo torpedo torped ขีปนาวุธติดวัตถุระเบิดที่ยิงจากเรือดำน้ำ torpido 魚雷 торпеда زير آب مار کرنے والا ميزائل ngư lôi 鱼雷

verb

3rd person singular present tense torpedoes. past tense, past participle torˈpedoed – to attack, damage or destroy with torpedoes: The ship was torpedoed. getorpedo يُهاجِم بالطوربيد торпилирам torpedear torpédovat torpedieren torpedere τορπιλίζωtorpedear torpedeerima با اژدر غرق یا نابود کردن torpedoida torpiller לְטַרפֵּד टारपीडो से नष्ट कर देना torpedirati, razoriti torpedom megtorpedóz menorpedo skjóta tundurskeytum að e-u silurare 魚雷で攻撃する 어뢰로 공격하다 torpeduoti torpedēt mentorpedo torpedotorpederetorpedować ټارپيډو torpedear a torpila торпедировать torpédovať torpedirati gađati torpedom torpedera โจมตีด้วยตอร์ปิโด torpillemek 用魚雷襲擊 підривати торпедою, торпедувати تارپيڈو ميزائل سے حملہ کرنا، تباہ کرنا đánh ngư lôi 用鱼雷进攻或破坏

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