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Word: Torpedo
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (in torpedo (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin, literally ‘stiffness, numbness’, by extension ‘electric ray’ (which gives a shock causing numbness), from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish’. torpedo (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 18th century and first described a timed explosive device for detonation under water
tɔːˈpiːdəʊ
a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target.
Short Definition:cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile
an electric ray.
Short Definition:electric ray
a gangster hired to commit a murder or other violent act.
Short Definition:gangster hired to commit murder or other violent act
Word: Torpedo
Speech Type: Verb
tɔːˈpiːdəʊ
attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes
Short Definition:attack or sink ship with torpedo or torpedoes
Examples:- the liner was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine
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