Meaning of the word torpedo in English

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torpedo

US /tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ/

UK /tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ/

a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine and explode on impact or in proximity to the target.

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The submarine launched a torpedo at the enemy vessel.

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The ship was hit by a torpedo and began to sink.

Synonym:

missile projectile bomb

attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo.

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The enemy plans to torpedo our fleet.

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They managed to torpedo two enemy destroyers.

Synonym:

sink destroy attack

deliberately ruin or destroy (a plan or project).

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His sudden resignation threatened to torpedo the entire project.

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The new regulations could torpedo small businesses.

Synonym:

ruin destroy wreck sabotage undermine

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