torpedo
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
torpedoes
plural
torpedoes
Britannica Dictionary definition of TORPEDO
[count]
:
a bomb that is shaped like a tube and that is fired underwater
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The battleship was sunk by a torpedo fired by a submarine.
2
torpedo
/toɚˈpiːdoʊ/
verb
torpedoes;
torpedoed;
torpedoing
2
torpedo
/toɚˈpiːdoʊ/
verb
torpedoes;
torpedoed;
torpedoing
Britannica Dictionary definition of TORPEDO
[+ object]
1
:
to hit or sink (a ship) with a torpedo
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The submarine torpedoed the battleship.
2
somewhat informal
:
to destroy or stop (something) completely
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Her injury torpedoed her goal of competing in the Olympics.
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He torpedoed the plan.
