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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 drone, capable of carrying payloads including torpedoes, is expected to reach production by the end of 2028.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

U-boats, Mr. Moorhouse tells us, were also plagued by malfunctioning torpedoes, mechanical failures and, eventually, the incessant—and often successful—depth-charge attacks of Allied warships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

“Eggs and fish” to describe bombs and torpedoes.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin