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Meaning oftorpedoin English

torpedo

us//ˈtɔːrpᵻdoʊ//uk//ˈtɜːpədiː//

Pluraltorpedoes
Past Tensetorpedoed
Past Participletorpedoed
Participle Verbtorpedoing

Definitions

Noun
1. an underwater explosive device; used as a weapon
2. an electric ray species (marine animal)
  The torpedo is a species of electric ray that can deliver an electric shock.
Verb
1. to strike something with an explosive projectile
  The submarine was able to torpedo the enemy ship.
2. to sink something using an explosive projectile
  The navy torpedoed the old vessel to dispose of it.
3. to destroy an endeavor with a powerful attack
  The company's reputation was torpedoed by the scandal.
4. to launch an explosive underwater missile; attack a ship
  The enemy submarine began to torpedo our fleet.
5. to sink a vessel with a torpedo
  The warship was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
6. to secretly undermine an effort
  The politician's campaign was torpedoed by a leaked scandal.

Compounds / Phrases

torpedoman torpedomen