torpedoes

plural of torpedo
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 Missiles and drones launched from corvettes can disable ships by hitting them above the surface, and torpedoes launched from submarines can sink them. Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026 According to Congressional Research Service data, the submarine can carry about 37 torpedo-sized weapons, including Tomahawk missiles and Mk 48 torpedoes, although the exact weapons carried during the deployment remain classified. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Their modular design allows rapid adaptation, deploying diverse payloads like torpedoes, air drones, and rockets. Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedoes
submarines
Noun
  • Modern nuclear submarines can produce fresh water from seawater, using onboard distillation systems.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Seabourn sails the 264-passenger Seabourn Venture and twin Seabourn Pursuit, two lavish all-suite polar-class expedition ships cruising remote itineraries, each with two submarines.
    Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Torpedoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedoes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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