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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Recent Examples of torpedo
There will be speakers, a wreath presentation, dove release, torpedo display, patriotic music and more.
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The big set piece sends Cruise underwater, dodging torpedoes, and holding his breath.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
The ship famously stayed afloat after multiple bombs were dropped on it by Japanese aircraft, but was too weak to withstand a submarine torpedo about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
The big set piece sends Cruise underwater, dodging torpedoes, and holding his breath.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
The ship famously stayed afloat after multiple bombs were dropped on it by Japanese aircraft, but was too weak to withstand a submarine torpedo about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
His high standards for the insides of the sandwich are a fair part of Angelo’s magic, but the real miracle is his bread: graceful torpedoes of flour and yeast and dough, the crust baked to a crisp, autumnal golden-brown and dusted with sesame seeds, the interior both soft and dense, sour and salty.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
Noun
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Milk served as a diving officer aboard a submarine rescue ship during the Korean War.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Now imagine the same concept applied to the software stack of a surgical robot, an autonomous submarine or a port logistics AI system.—
Frank Jonas,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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