Definitions For Torpedo

noun

• 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
• Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
• 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
• A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
• 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)
• 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
• A professional killer who uses a gun
• A bomb that is shaped like a tube and that is fired underwater

verb

• Attack or hit with torpedoes
• To hit or sink (a ship) with a torpedo
• To destroy or stop (something) completely