Definition of torpedo

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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 (noun)
Synonyms
1. bomber
2. cuban sandwich
3. grinder
4. hero
5. hero sandwich
6. hoagie
7. hoagy
8. italian sandwich
9. poor boy
10. sub
11. submarine
12. submarine sandwich
13. wedge
14. zep
a professional killer who uses a gun (noun)
Synonyms
1. gun
2. gun for hire
3. gunman
4. gunslinger
5. hired gun
6. hit man
7. hitman
8. shooter
9. triggerman
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 (noun)
Synonyms
1. crampfish
2. electric ray
3. numbfish
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) (noun)
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target (noun)
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 (noun)
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface (noun)
attack or hit with torpedoes (verb)