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单词 bangalore torpedo
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Bangalore torpedon.

/ˈbaŋɡəˌlɔː tɔːˈpiːdəʊ/
Etymology: < the name of Bangalore (now Bengaluru), south Indian city.
Military.
A tube containing explosive used by troops for blowing up wire entanglements.
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Bangalore torpedo1913
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1913 R. L. McClintock in R.E. Jrnl. Mar. 135 (caption) The Bangalore ‘Torpedo’ for destroying wire entanglements.
1913 R. L. McClintock in R.E. Jrnl. Mar. 137 The ‘Bangalore Torpedo’ system is both quick to load and easy to carry up and place.
1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words Bangalore torpedo, a device for clearing a pathway through a barbed wire entanglement... Introduced on the Western Front early in 1915.
1941 Illustr. London News 198 80/2 The Bangalore Torpedo, first used by an inventive R.E. officer at Bangalore, consists of sectional tubes, each packed with explosive, having a pointed nose and a hollow cone at the base, into which fits the nose of the next section.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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