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torpedo

Torpedo is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter T and ends with the letter O for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish and numbfish. See Electrical fish under Electrical.
(n.) An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
(n.) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel beneath the water or set adrift in a current and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore.
(n.) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance or made self-propelling and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
(n.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.

Syllable Information

The word torpedo is a 7 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for torpedo is: tor-pe-do


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