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Bangalore torpedo
[ bang-guh-lawr tawr-pee-doh ]
/ ˈbæŋ gəˌlɔr tɔrˈpi doʊ /
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noun
a metal tube filled with explosives and equipped with a firing mechanism, especially for destroying barbed-wire entanglements, mine fields, etc.
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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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