Thesaurus results for TORPEDO

torpedo

noun

tȯr-ˈpē-(ˌ)dō

Definition of torpedo next

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 American torpedoes sank a hostile enemy vessel for the first time since World War II. —

Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 Unlike missiles or torpedoes, mines don’t need to be aimed. —

Terry Moseley, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 Homing torpedoes and heat-seeking missiles alter their trajectory to intercept maneuvering targets. —

Jon R. Lindsay, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026 Not since World War II has an American submarine fired a torpedo in anger at another ship. —

Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for torpedo

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submarine

Noun

The unit, which arose from a program dating to the 1960s, has never been asked to rescue sailors trapped in a submarine in the open ocean, during combat or disaster missions, the Navy says.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
Traditional submarine detection methods like sonar, radar, or magnetic detection, for example, can be, in part, defeated with the right countermeasures.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026