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
The powder blue car was shaped like a torpedo, with Rolls-Royce’s unmistakable vertical grille, an open cockpit and a rear that tapered like a dove.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
This National Geographic documentary shows an orca striking a great white like a torpedo, stunning it, then taking it in its mouth.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
To find out if the bat really was better than the standard that's pretty much been unchanged for 150 years, the team created two bats from maple wood that mimic standard MLB bats as well as two torpedo-style bats.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
The author of Project Hail Mary is firing a photon torpedo at Paramount+’s Star Trek efforts.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
This National Geographic documentary shows an orca striking a great white like a torpedo, stunning it, then taking it in its mouth.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
To find out if the bat really was better than the standard that's pretty much been unchanged for 150 years, the team created two bats from maple wood that mimic standard MLB bats as well as two torpedo-style bats.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
The author of Project Hail Mary is firing a photon torpedo at Paramount+’s Star Trek efforts.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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The drones are designed to perform autonomously or via remote control while doing such things as stalking submarines, spotting mines and serving as advance scouts for aircraft carriers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
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At this point, there appears to be nothing impeding shipbuilding orders reaching Groton and work on the Virginia and Columbia submarines is expected to continue for decades.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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