torpedonoun [ C or U ]
uk/tɔːˈpiː.dəʊ/us/tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ/plural torpedoesa long, thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed
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Bombs & missiles
- atom bomb
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- ballistics
- bomblet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- fragmentation bomb
- grenade
- guided missile
- minefield
- missile
- Molotov cocktail
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- silo
- smart bomb
- smoke bomb
- surface-to-air missile
- time bomb
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torpedoverb [ T ]
uk/tɔːˈpiː.dəʊ/us/tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ/to use a torpedo to destroy something
informal to destroy:
He accused them of trying to torpedo the peace process.
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Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitz
- detonator
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- firebomb
- first strike
- go off
- let loose sth idiom
- mine
- saturation bombing
- shoot
- shoot sth down
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
- strike home idiom
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Destroying and demolishing