Meaning & use
torpedo
A self-propelled underwater weapon designed to explode on contact with or near a target.
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The submarine fired a torpedo that struck the enemy vessel below the waterline.
Modern torpedoes use sophisticated guidance systems to track moving targets underwater.
A note on using this word
Torpedo is also used figuratively as a verb meaning to deliberately ruin or destroy a plan, as in 'he torpedoed the deal.'
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