Torpedo — synonyms, definition

1. torpedo (Noun) US

39 synonyms

Cuban sandwich Italian sandwich assassin barrage blitz bomb bomber crampfish electric ray grinder gun gun for hire gunman gunslinger hero hero sandwich hired gun hit man hitman hoagie • • •

7 definitions

torpedo (Noun) — A professional killer who uses a gun.

torpedo (Noun) — A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.

torpedo (Noun) — An explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas).

torpedo (Noun) — A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface.

torpedo (Noun) — A small explosive device that is placed on a railway track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead.

torpedo (Noun) — Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target.

torpedo (Noun) — Any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges.

13 types of

Sandwich alarm alarum alert armament explosive device firework liquidator manslayer murderer pyrotechnic ray warning signal

4 types

aerial torpedo bangalore torpedo homing torpedo submarine torpedo

2 parts of

Torpedinidae family Torpedinidae

2. torpedo (Verb) US

12 synonyms

barrage blast blitz bomb bombard discharge fire ignite rake shell shoot strafe

1 definition

torpedo (Verb) — Attack or hit with torpedoes.

2 types of

assail attack