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单词 bangalore torpedo
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Bangalore torpedo

[ bang-guh-lawr tawr-pee-doh ]
/ ˈbæŋ gəˌlɔr tɔrˈpi doʊ /

noun

a metal tube filled with explosives and equipped with a firing mechanism, especially for destroying barbed-wire entanglements, mine fields, etc.

Origin of Bangalore torpedo

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby Bangalore torpedo

Banff National Park, Banffshire, bang, bangalay, Bangalore, Bangalore torpedo, bangalow, Bangaluru, bang away, bang-bang, banger
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British Dictionary definitions for Bangalore torpedo

bangalore torpedo

noun

an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers

Word Origin for bangalore torpedo

C20: named after Bangalore, where it was developed
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