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"torpedo" auf Englisch — Englisch-Englisch Wörterbuch | Werfen Sie einen Blick auf "torpedo" auf Englisch

torpedo

Substantiv
  1. armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
  2. 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
  3. a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
  4. 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)
Verb
  1. attack or hit with torpedoes

electric ray
crampfish
numbfish
torpedo

Substantiv
  1. 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

gunman *
gunslinger
hired gun
gun ****
gun for hire
triggerman
hit man
hitman
torpedo
shooter *

Substantiv
  1. a professional killer who uses a gun

bomber **
grinder ,
hero , ***
hero sandwich ,
hoagie ,
hoagy ,
Cuban sandwich
Italian sandwich
poor boy
sub
submarine *
submarine sandwich
torpedo
wedge *
zep

Substantiv
  1. 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
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Weitere Redewendungen — "torpedo"

Substantiv
aerial torpedo = a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane
bangalore torpedo = a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire
homing torpedo = a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines)
Siehe auch: submarine torpedo • torpedo boat • torpedo tube • torpedo-boat destroyer • PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat