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
Here’s to those halcyon days of the torpedo bat.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The slow evolution of remedies: Around the second century C.E., one fix involved applying a torpedo fish—a member of the ray family—to the heads of sufferers, as a way to pull pain elsewhere.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
The Musashi sank during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 after being hit by dozens of torpedoes and bombs dropped by US planes.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Owning the trademark would protect Raleigh from others using Big Dumper for commercial use in clothing lines, apparel and merchandise such as the torpedo bats.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The slow evolution of remedies: Around the second century C.E., one fix involved applying a torpedo fish—a member of the ray family—to the heads of sufferers, as a way to pull pain elsewhere.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2025
The Musashi sank during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 after being hit by dozens of torpedoes and bombs dropped by US planes.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
Owning the trademark would protect Raleigh from others using Big Dumper for commercial use in clothing lines, apparel and merchandise such as the torpedo bats.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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Launched from submerged submarines, the M51 can reach altitudes exceeding 2,000 kilometers and re-enters the atmosphere at speeds up to Mach 20, reflecting France’s focus on precision, reliability, and constant readiness in maintaining its 290-warhead nuclear deterrent.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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In total, approximately 4,500 Marines and sailors have been deployed, supported by a cruiser, several destroyers, and a Los Angeles-class attack submarine equipped with more than 400 missile tubes capable of precision strikes.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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