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 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 Loosed of the wartime imperative to manufacture anti-aircraft guns and submarine torpedoes, factories were free to make bone-rattling dishwashers and mint-colored refrigerators. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedoes
submarines
Noun
  • Earlier this summer, after a bidding war, Canada opted to buy twelve new submarines from a German arms company rather than from a South Korean competitor.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Spin-outs include BAE Systems’ Rho-C, an ultrasound technology originally built for submarines now being used to support the oil and gas sector and nuclear power plants.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Torpedoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedoes. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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