Usage of "torpedoed" | TermGallery

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Naval tactic in which a ship or submarine is attacked with torpedoes.

torpedo attack

Usage of torpedoed in English

The steamer Headlands was torpedoed on March 12 off the Scilly Islands. 
 New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ... 

On the following day another Russian steamer, the General Radetzky, was torpedoed. 
 New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ... 

The stewardess of a torpedoed passenger ship was among the few survivors. 
 A Straight Deal; Or, The Ancient Grudge 

He was a helpless prisoner in a torpedoed and probably sinking ship. 
 On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles 

The pathologist took one look and torpedoed my day in the sun. 
 Monday Mourning 

Seoul concluded that Pyongyang had torpedoed the ship, an accusation steadfastly denied. 
 The Guardian 

A submarine had found us and torpedoed us somewhere near the bow. 
 A duty to the dead 

My ship got torpedoed once, by the Japs out in the Pacific. 
 American empire: blood and iron 

Dirigibles were shot down, torpedoed with cunning gunpowder kites and blazing missiles. 
 Masked 

Remember that guy you torpedoed after agreeing to a truce with us? 
 Anvil Gate 

Three times torpedoed and taking it all as part of his work! 
 The U-boat hunters 

The future of Jerusalem is another problem that has always torpedoed peace talks. 
 The Guardian 

A team of international investigators said the North torpedoed the ship. 
 Reuters 

The result was one U-boat apparently sunk but one merchantman torpedoed. 
 The Guardian 

We were entirely defenseless; yet without warning, we were being torpedoed. 
 The Land That Time Forgot 

The Cunard liner Lusitania was yesterday torpedoed by a German submarine and sank. 
 New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, ... 