torpedo

noun

tȯr-ˈpē-(ˌ)dō How to pronounce torpedo (audio)
Definition of torpedonext
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 company makes radar and electronic warfare systems, as well as torpedo defense countermeasures. — Lee Ying Shan,fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 July 2026 Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Considerations when choosing swimming pool dive toys Design Popular designs for swimming pool dive toys include sticks, rings, balls with tails, and torpedoes. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Built like torpedoes, steelhead are tremendously powerful and acrobatic fighters. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for torpedo
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submarine
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  • According to the Navy, USS Georgia’s final return to Kings Bay symbolizes the beginning of the end for one of the Navy’s most versatile submarine classes.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • These smaller autonomous vessels function as mobile submarine pens and small aircraft carriers, performing electronic warfare and launching various unmanned systems.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of submarine

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