as in submarines
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 torpedoes
Potential payloads include lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes, electronic warfare equipment, acoustic decoys designed to mimic other vessels, and deployable sensor packages for intelligence collection.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The , capable of carrying six Poseidon torpedoes, was launched in 2019 and delivered in 2022, according to the defense outlet Naval News.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 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
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
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Two big fish shot by like titanium torpedoes.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
The , capable of carrying six Poseidon torpedoes, was launched in 2019 and delivered in 2022, according to the defense outlet Naval News.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedoes
submarines
Noun
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Even with large battery banks, diesel-electric submarines eventually need to recharge.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous robotic submarines are very much in fashion as naval planners work on future strategies in which underwater drones play a key part in patrolling and monitoring the world's oceans.—
David Szondy
February 09,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Torpedoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedoes. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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