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What is the noun for torpedoes?

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torpedo
  1. (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
  2. A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.
  3. (regional) A submarine sandwich.
  4. (archaic, military) A naval mine.
  5. (obsolete, military) An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.
  6. (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
  7. (rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
  8. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
  9. An automobile with a torpedo body.
  10. (slang, chiefly US, usually plural) a woman's shoe with a pointed toe [1910s]
  11. (slang, chiefly US, usually plural) a large breast; breast with a large nipple [from 1960s]
  12. (slang) a marijuana cigarette
    1. a thick marijuana cigarette [1940s]
    2. a cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine [from 1980s]
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  14. Examples:
    1. “The submarine fired a torpedo at the enemy warship during the naval battle.”
      “Can I have a torpedo with extra cheese and turkey please?”
torpedoist
  1. One skilled in the theory or use of naval torpedoes.
  2. One who favours the use of torpedoes.
torpedoer
  1. A vessel capable of firing torpedoes.
torp
  1. (informal) Abbreviation of torpedo.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She and torp rose before it was light to deck the rooms with pine branches.”
      “But she took off again before the torp arrived to tell us about it.”
      “I can live for a year on the hundred pounds torp cashed for me.”
torpedoing
torpedoings
torpedoists
  1. plural of torpedoist
torpedoers
  1. plural of torpedoer
torpedos
  1. plural of torpedo
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And Benke wanted to show such a teeming swarm of fish moving around as fast as a torpedos in his museum.”
      “Four boats were sunk by torpedos from U-boats in September and November 1942 while docked on Bell Island to take on iron ore.”
      “Included are air-to-air weapon loads featuring Matra Mica and Matra Magic II missiles and a maritime load featuring MU90 torpedos.”
torpedoes
torps
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