as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people
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The Musashi sank during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 after being hit by dozens of torpedoes and bombs dropped by US planes.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Owning the trademark would protect Raleigh from others using Big Dumper for commercial use in clothing lines, apparel and merchandise such as the torpedo bats.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In November 1942, a Japanese torpedo struck the American Navy cruiser, severing and sinking its bow.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet, had been unaccounted for since Nov. 30, 1942, when a Japanese torpedo detonated the ship’s forward magazines during the Battle of Tassafaronga, the National WWII Museum reports.
—Mark Price
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Owning the trademark would protect Raleigh from others using Big Dumper for commercial use in clothing lines, apparel and merchandise such as the torpedo bats.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In November 1942, a Japanese torpedo struck the American Navy cruiser, severing and sinking its bow.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet, had been unaccounted for since Nov. 30, 1942, when a Japanese torpedo detonated the ship’s forward magazines during the Battle of Tassafaronga, the National WWII Museum reports.
—Mark Price
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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Strapping one into a fighter jet pulling 9g’s or a submarine under pressure has been unthinkable.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the Norwegian military's photos—taken through a submarine periscope—shows a hit on the ship target.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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