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Definition of
torpedo noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
torpedo
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
tɔrˈpidoʊ
/
/
(
pl.
torpedoes
)
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a long narrow bomb that is fired under the water from a ship or
submarine
and that explodes when it hits a ship, etc.
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torpedo
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