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 Its Virginia Payload Module gives it a large and well-defined cruise-missile capacity, while its torpedo tubes can launch Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoes. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 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 The Philippines is getting six used Japanese escort destroyers armed with anti-submarine and anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, and naval guns. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedoes
submarines
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  • That was good enough for the system’s main purpose of helping US submarines calculate their own locations as a foundation for making the necessary missile launch calculations to strike their targets.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Firing uncrewed, expendable vessels from submarines and ships can boost flexibility, reduce risks to personnel, and support missions and other maritime defense tasks.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026

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“Torpedoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedoes. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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