bangalore torpedo
noun
ban·ga·lore torpedo
ˈbaŋ-gə-ˌlȯr- 
: a metal tube that contains explosives and a firing mechanism and is used to cut barbed wire and detonate buried mines
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Someone else came up with a bangalore torpedo to blow a hole in one of the barriers the Germans had erected in the surf.
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John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2019
John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2019
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“Bangalore torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bangalore%20torpedo. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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