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Meanings of torpedo in English

Portuguese
pistoleiro
Catalan
assassí professional
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A professional killer who uses a gun.

pistoleiro
Wikidata

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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Portuguese
torpedo
Catalan
torpede

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.

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torpedo
Russian
torpedo
Catalan
torpedo
Spanish
torpedo

German cycling team (1957-1967)

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Examples for "electric ray"
Examples for "electric ray"
1
Poor Conseil had assaulted an electric ray of the most dangerous species, the cumana.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
2
They were worse than the electric ray, a great deal.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
3
Then let the straight lines which radiate out from the sun represent the path of an electric ray.
Aether and Gravitation
4
Rabbit antiserum was raised against purified cholinergic synaptic vesicles from the electric organ of Narcine brasiliensis, a marine electric ray.
Pubmed
5
The torpedo, or " electric ray," is found in the Atlantic as well as the Mediterranean, and is allied to the skate.
The Story of Electricity
1
Fulton said that he gave it its name because it reminded him of that rather nasty fish, the electric ray, sometimes called crampfish.
The Irish Times
Usage of torpedo in English
1
The torpedo attack was most likely a direct order by Kim Jong-il.
Reuters
2
Some of the crew had been watching the approach of the torpedo.
Winning a Cause: World War Stories
3
Alongside floating stages in the basins lay submarines and torpedo boat destroyers.
Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz: Fighting with the U.S. Navy in Mexico
4
At the same time the U-Boat launched a torpedo at the Brigadier.
The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the G...
5
A second torpedo impacted from starboard, fired by the smaller Integrity vessel.
Bedlam
6
In 1906 the campaign of submarines, torpedo boats and greater battleships began.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
7
There he had placed the strange wireless apparatus which controlled the torpedo.
The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
8
No submarine was seen until the torpedo struck the Tuscania fairly amidships.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
9
Her body was like a torpedo in a blue one piece suit.
Joe Burke's Last Stand
10
Here the torpedo that had missed its mark found a greater one.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
11
Three cruisers and a pair of torpedo boat destroyers showed the way.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
12
The first torpedo had sped on its errand of destruction and death.
The Boy Allies under Two Flags
13
He was delighted with the performance, more particularly with the torpedo display.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
14
By the way, we are going to torpedo the Atlantic fleet tonight.
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
15
Another torpedo struck the Lawrence forward and exploded with a loud detonation.
The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers
16
One torpedo fired by German Captain Walther Schwieger was all it took.
Radio NZ
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