TORPEDO
Scrabble letter values: T1O1R1P3E1D2O1 = 10
Definition
- verb attack or hit with torpedoes.
- noun a professional killer who uses a gun. — synonyms: gunman, gunslinger, hired_gun, gun, gun_for_hire, triggerman, hit_man, hitman
- 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). — synonyms: bomber, grinder, hero, hero_sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, Italian_sandwich
- 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).
- noun a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper.
- noun a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it.
- noun armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target.
- 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. — synonyms: electric_ray, crampfish, numbfish
Examples
- “different names are used in different sections of the United States”
- “explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface”
- “the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead”