Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 16 compound words that contain torpedo. The most common are listed below. Open torpedo in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- torpedo boatA high-speed marine vessel (small warship or large boat) designed to fire torpedoes, especially in coastal waters.
- torpedo bomberA bomber plane designed primarily for assaulting naval targets with torpedoes.
- torpedo tubeA metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher.
- torpedo ramA warship designed to sink enemy vessels using a combination of torpedo (self-propelled naval weapon) fire and ramming.
- torpedo-boat destroyerFormer name of destroyer.
- Bangalore torpedoA long pipe filled with explosive, which is pushed forwards along the ground and then detonated to clear a path through wire obstacles and minefields.
- common torpedoTorpedo torpedo, a species of electric ray with prominent blue spots on its back, found in the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Bay of Biscay to Angola.
- torpedo boatsplural of torpedo boat: A high-speed marine vessel (small warship or large boat) designed to fire torpedoes, especially in coastal waters.
- torpedo bombersplural of torpedo bomber: A bomber plane designed primarily for assaulting naval targets with torpedoes.
- torpedo cruiserA large warship using torpedoes (the self-propelled naval weapons) as its primary armament.
- torpedo juiceAn alcoholic beverage, first mixed in World War II, made from pineapple juice and the 180-proof grain alcohol fuel used in torpedo motors.
- torpedo netA net hung from a ship by means of horizontal booms, designed to cause an attacker's torpedo to explode some distance away from the hull.
- torpedo netsplural of torpedo net: A net hung from a ship by means of horizontal booms, designed to cause an attacker's torpedo to explode some distance away from the hull.
- torpedo puntA kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight.
- torpedo sternA kind of stern with a low rounded shape that is nearly flat at the waterline, but which then slopes upward in a conical fashion towards the deck.
- torpedo tubesplural of torpedo tube: A metal tube mounted in a submarine or surface warship into which a torpedo may be loaded and launched through the hull or from the deck; a torpedo launcher.
- spar torpedoA weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, attached to a boat, and used by ramming the end of the spar into an enemy ship before detonating the bomb.
- narco-torpedoAlternative form of narcotorpedo: A streamlined submersible or submergeable cargo container used to carry illicit drugs; that may be attached to a larger ship below the waterline, or towed behind the ship.
- torpedo boat destroyersplural of torpedo boat destroyer: Former name of destroyer.
- torpedo rollA long sandwich roll.
- torpedo skateAn electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- motor torpedo boatA torpedo boat powered by an internal combustion engine rather than a steam engine.
- motor torpedo boatsplural of motor torpedo boat: A torpedo boat powered by an internal combustion engine rather than a steam engine.
- red-line torpedo barbSynonym of roseline shark: A species of cyprinid; Dawkinsia denisonii.
- torpedo boomA spar carried by a man-of-war, having a torpedo on its end.
Compound words 16
- supertorpedoA particularly powerful torpedo.
- antitorpedoActing against torpedos.
- strawpedoA technique for drinking alcohol very quickly by placing a straw in it (to allow air to replace the liquid) but drinking around the straw instead of through it.
- torpedolikeResembling or characteristic of a torpedo.
- narcotorpedoA streamlined submersible or submergeable cargo container used to carry illicit drugs; that may be attached to a larger ship below the waterline, or towed behind the ship.
- torpedinoida member of the Torpediniformes order of electric rays.
- torpedoerA vessel capable of firing torpedoes.
- torpedoistOne skilled in the theory or use of naval torpedoes.
- torpedomanA person in charge of the torpedoes on a military vessel.
- torpedoplaneAn aeroplane capable of launching a torpedo.