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a large sandwich on a long split roll
that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people
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Recent Examples of torpedo
Defensive platforms include four to six Mark 36 SRBOC chaff and decoy launchers, an AN/SLQ-25 torpedo decoy, AN/SLQ-49 chaff buoys, a Sea Gnat missile decoy, and an AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suite.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Then there was the underwater stuff where we’re connected to the spirit tree before the torpedo hits and pushes us back.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Then there was the underwater stuff where we’re connected to the spirit tree before the torpedo hits and pushes us back.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
China’s new underwater drone toys The drones are likely intended to be armed with conventional submarine armaments like mines and torpedoes, but could also act as motherships for other drones, too.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
Enemy planes dropped two aerial torpedoes and one bomb on the Utah.
—Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
Noun
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Decker is second-in-command on the USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons on Earth.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2026
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Besides the light frigates, Taiwan’s Republic of China Navy (ROCN) is also looking to procure a submarine rescue ship, a fast combat support ship, two rescue vessels, and a 10,600-ton amphibious assault vessel.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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