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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More Stories The ideal for submarine commanders is a robot that doesn't need special handling and can be loaded aboard like a torpedo, then launched from a standard torpedo tube and recovered through the same tube after its mission has been completed.
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David Szondy
june 21, New Atlas, 21 June 2025
In southwest London’s Royal Bushy Park, a Cold War-era torpedo testing site has been reimagined as a striking six-bedroom home.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Russia is investing heavily in new types of strategic nuclear weapons intended to avoid U.S. missile defenses, from an intercontinental nuclear torpedo to a missile that can go around the world and attack from the south, while U.S. defenses are mainly pointed north toward Russia.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Struck by a torpedo, the steamer sank in just 15 minutes.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
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David Szondy
june 21, New Atlas, 21 June 2025
In southwest London’s Royal Bushy Park, a Cold War-era torpedo testing site has been reimagined as a striking six-bedroom home.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
Russia is investing heavily in new types of strategic nuclear weapons intended to avoid U.S. missile defenses, from an intercontinental nuclear torpedo to a missile that can go around the world and attack from the south, while U.S. defenses are mainly pointed north toward Russia.
—Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
Struck by a torpedo, the steamer sank in just 15 minutes.
—Asia London Palomba, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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Additionally, a submarine launched more than two dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles at the nuclear facility in Esfahan around 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Caine said.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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After all, this is the state that gave the world the submarine, the typewriter, the can opener, the vacuum cleaner, and even the frisbee.—
Rob Zielonka,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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