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Bangalore torpedo

American  
[bang-guh-lawr tawr-pee-doh] / ˈbæŋ gəˌlɔr tɔrˈpi doʊ /

noun

  1. a metal tube filled with explosives and equipped with a firing mechanism, especially for destroying barbed-wire entanglements, mine fields, etc.

bangalore torpedo British  

noun

  1. an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers

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Etymology

Origin of Bangalore torpedo

First recorded in 1910–15

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