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torpedoes

  • plural
    of torpedo.
    torpedo
    noun
    a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
  • present tense form
    of torpedo (3rd person singular).
    torpedo
    noun
    a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.

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UC-30 was carrying 18 mines and six torpedoes, leaving the submarine packed with explosives.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

The USS Joseph P. Kennedy — a Gearing-class destroyer once equipped with Mark 32 torpedoes, anti-submarine missiles, and nuclear depth charges — has been decorated for Christmas.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

The extensive list of procurements ranged from missiles to artillery, torpedoes, armoured vehicles, satellite systems and new uniforms as Berlin races to overhaul the long-neglected Bundeswehr.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

But a whopping betrayal torpedoes the friendship—and Nora’s delusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

He thought it possible that mistakes by inexperienced sonar operators could account for the reports of enemy torpedoes.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin