ban·ga·lore torpedo (b ng g -lôr , -l r)n. A piece of metal pipe filled with an explosive, used primarily to clear a path through barbed wire or to detonate land mines. [After Bangalore.] |
bangalore torpedo
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers
[named after Bangalore, where it was developed]
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| Noun | 1. | bangalore torpedo - a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire torpedo - armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target |
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