Synonyms of torpedo

torpedo

noun

tȯr-ˈpē-(ˌ)dō 

as in submarine

a large sandwich on a long split roll

that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• submarine
• hero
• sub
• grinder
• hoagie
• Italian sandwich
• Cuban sandwich
• po'boy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of torpedo

Josh Allen, top MVP pick in The Athletic’s decision-makers’ survey, is a torpedo with the ball in his hands. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

The Waco, Texas, native died in 1943 during a Japanese torpedo attack in the Pacific. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The third season ended with Kate discovering the plot orchestrated by Hal and President Grace (Janney) to steal a dangerous Russian nuclear torpedo — a plot she is now implicated in. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

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