as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people
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Last year, nine ships sunk by German torpedoes during World War I were found off the coast of Morocco.
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Armament includes a 5-inch naval gun, close-in defense systems, torpedo launchers, and support for two MH-60R helicopters.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Based on the Boeing 737, the aircraft is equipped with a bank of computer stations, cutting-edge radar technology, a high-definition camera, torpedoes, and up to 129 marine sensors known as sonobuoys.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The powder blue car was shaped like a torpedo, with Rolls-Royce’s unmistakable vertical grille, an open cockpit and a rear that tapered like a dove.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Smith, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Armament includes a 5-inch naval gun, close-in defense systems, torpedo launchers, and support for two MH-60R helicopters.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Based on the Boeing 737, the aircraft is equipped with a bank of computer stations, cutting-edge radar technology, a high-definition camera, torpedoes, and up to 129 marine sensors known as sonobuoys.
—Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
The powder blue car was shaped like a torpedo, with Rolls-Royce’s unmistakable vertical grille, an open cockpit and a rear that tapered like a dove.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for torpedo
submarine
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Today, a single optical fiber in modern submarine cables can carry data equivalent to roughly 150 million simultaneous phone calls at the speed of light, according to the International Cable Protection Committee.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Iran is reportedly considering imposing charges on submarine fibre-optic cables through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 May 2026
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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