Meaning & Definition of Torpedo in English
Torpedo
noun
1. A professional killer who uses a gun
- gunman,
- gunslinger,
- hired gun,
- gun,
- gun for hire,
- triggerman,
- hit man,
- hitman,
- torpedo,
- shooter
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
- bomber,
- grinder,
- hero,
- hero sandwich,
- hoagie,
- hoagy,
- Cuban sandwich,
- Italian sandwich,
- poor boy,
- sub,
- submarine,
- submarine sandwich,
- torpedo,
- wedge,
- zep
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)
- torpedo
4. A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper
- Explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- torpedo
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
- torpedo
6. Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- 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
- electric ray,
- crampfish,
- numbfish,
- torpedo
verb
1. Attack or hit with torpedoes
- torpedo