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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With North Atlantic cargoes from the U.S. or Canada facing a gauntlet of German U-Boat torpedoes, supplies from South America were vital.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2025
Then there was the underwater stuff where we’re connected to the spirit tree before the torpedo hits and pushes us back.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2025
Then there was the underwater stuff where we’re connected to the spirit tree before the torpedo hits and pushes us back.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
Noun
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The submarine entered dry dock in early December for calibration and maintenance work.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ten European countries on Monday agreed to collaborate on a massive offshore wind farm project in the North Sea, linking to all participants via submarine cables.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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