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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Russia has a total of 14 submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons, 12 armed with ballistic missiles plus the and the that are armed with the Poseidon torpedo, the Federation of American Scientists' Nuclear Information Project reported.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Jones 12 for 12 10:33 Q2: consecutive false start penalties on the Giants torpedo drive.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2025
That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.
—Genevieve Shaw Brown, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Or out on the ocean, sailing on a ship crossing the Atlantic, where German U-boats lay in wait, torpedoes at the ready?
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Jones 12 for 12 10:33 Q2: consecutive false start penalties on the Giants torpedo drive.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2025
That ship was sunk by six torpedoes and two bombs, according to the National Park Service.
—Genevieve Shaw Brown, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Or out on the ocean, sailing on a ship crossing the Atlantic, where German U-boats lay in wait, torpedoes at the ready?
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for torpedo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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