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Words with a similar base: torpedo

'torpedo'

[gunman.n.01] as in: a professional killer who uses a gun

'torpedo'

[bomber.n.03] as in: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

'torpedo'

[torpedo.n.03] as in: an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)

'torpedo'

[torpedo.n.04] as in: a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface

'torpedo'

[torpedo.n.05] as in: a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead

'torpedo'

[torpedo.n.06] as in: armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target

'torpedo'

[electric_ray.n.01] as in: any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges

'torpedo'

[torpedo.v.01] as in: attack or hit with torpedoes

Origins

					torpedo (English)
└── torpedo (Latin)
    ├── torpedo (Icelandic)
    └── torpeo (Latin)