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Noun torpedo has 7 senses

gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, torpedo, shooter - a professional killer who uses a gun
--₁ is a kind of murderer, liquidator, manslayer
bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep - 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
--₂ is a kind of sandwich
torpedo - 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)
--₃ is a kind of explosive device
torpedo - a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
--₄ is a kind of firework, pyrotechnic
torpedo - 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
--₅ is a kind of explosive device; alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
torpedo - armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
--₆ is a kind of armament
--₆ has particulars:
aerial torpedo; bangalore torpedo; homing torpedo; submarine torpedo

Derived form: verb torpedo₁
electric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedo - 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
--₇ is a kind of ray
--₇ is a member of Torpedinidae, family Torpedinidae

Verb torpedo has 1 sense

torpedo - attack or hit with torpedoes
--₁ is one way to attack, assail

Derived form: noun torpedo₆
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