Torpedo Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for torpedo.
torpedo
torpedo
/ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/
Examples
- The concerns focused on the battery that powered the torpedoes.
- The Bristol Brigand was a development of the Beaufighter for torpedo work.
- The Chameleon disguised himself as the Torpedo and battled Daredevil.
- A simple lever in the cockpit irreversibly started the torpedo and released it.
- The ship took in approximately of water, but the torpedo bulkhead held.
- Two quintuple torpedo tubes were also fitted.
- Damage from the torpedo caused the ship to veer out of control.
- He is best known for the development of the pneumatic dynamite torpedo gun.
- Early reports of torpedo action included some dud hits, heard as a dull clang.
- See torpedo for a list of torpedo sizes.
a professional killer who uses a gun
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
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)
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
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
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
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
attack or hit with torpedoes
"Tore + Peed + Oh. The ship tore apart when it peed 'oh no!' after hitting a torpedo."
"Tore + Pita. The ship was hit and tore apart like a pita bread underwater."