Definition of Torpedo

Noun: torpedo (torpedoes) tor'pee-dow

A professional killer who uses a gun
- gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, shooter
[US] 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
- bomber [US], grinder [US], hero [N. Amer], hero sandwich [N. Amer], hoagie [N. Amer], hoagy [N. Amer], Cuban sandwich [N. Amer], Italian sandwich [N. Amer], poor boy [N. Amer], sub [N. Amer], submarine [N. Amer], submarine sandwich [N. Amer], wedge [US], zep [N. Amer]
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)
A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
A small explosive device that is placed on a railway track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
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
- electric ray, crampfish, numbfish

Verb: torpedo tor'pee-dow