as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people
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One of the Northern Fleet’s submarines had sunk, in 1989, and hadn’t been salvaged; its reactor lay at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, along with two torpedoes with nuclear warheads, corroding in salt water.
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Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Faster is vital, because in their watery graves, the many land and naval mines, U-boat torpedoes, depth charges, artillery shells, chemical weapons, aerial bombs, and incendiary devices have corroded over almost 80 years.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
An anglerfish, also known as monkfish, preys on a torpedo ray.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Terms such as attack, fight, combat, battle, torpedo and punch back are used with regularity without recognition of their violent association.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
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Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Faster is vital, because in their watery graves, the many land and naval mines, U-boat torpedoes, depth charges, artillery shells, chemical weapons, aerial bombs, and incendiary devices have corroded over almost 80 years.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
An anglerfish, also known as monkfish, preys on a torpedo ray.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Terms such as attack, fight, combat, battle, torpedo and punch back are used with regularity without recognition of their violent association.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for torpedo
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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