TORPEDO

Definition of TORPEDO

  1. (noun)a professional killer who uses a gun
  2. (noun)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
  3. (noun)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)
  4. (noun)a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
  5. (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
  6. (noun)armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
  7. (noun)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
  8. (verb)attack or hit with torpedoes