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Webster 1913 Edition
Torpedo
Tor-pe′do
,Noun.
pl.
Torpedoes
(#)
. 1.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to
Torpedo
and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish
, and numbfish
. See Electrical fish
, under Electrical
. ☞ The common European torpedo (
Torpedo vulgaris
) and the American species (Torpedo occidentalis
) are the best known. (b)
A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
4.
(Railroad)
A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, – used as an alarm signal.
5.
An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.
6.
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
Fish torpedo
, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped, self-propelling submarine torpedo.
– Spar torpedo
, a canister or other vessel containing an explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against an enemy’s ship, exploding the torpedo.
– Torpedo boat
, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching, operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against an enemy's ship., especially, a small, fast boat with tubes for launching torpedoes.
– Torpedo nettings
, nettings made of chains or bars, which can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against torpedoes.
Tor-pe′do
,Verb.
T.
1.
to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
London Spectator.
Webster 1828 Edition
Torpedo
TORPE'DO
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Torpedo
Torpedo
Translingual
Torpedo nobiliana
Proper noun
Torpedo f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Torpedinidae – certain electric rays.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Chordata Craniata - clade; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Elasmobranchii - subclass; Rajomorphii - superorder; Torpediniformes - order; Torpedinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see
Torpedo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
torpedo
torpedo
English
Noun
a self-propelled explosive torpedo in a museum
a spotted torpedo fish (Torpedo marmorata)
a rail transport torpedo on a railway line
torpedo (plural torpedoes or torpedos)
- (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.
- (regional) A submarine sandwich.
- (archaic, military) A naval mine.
- (obsolete, military) An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo
- (slang) A professional gunman or assassin.
- (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
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- An automobile with a torpedo body.
Synonyms
- (sandwich): see sub
- (rail transport): detonator (UK)
- (an explosive underwater projectile): torp (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- torpedo body
- torpedo roll
- torpedo stern
- land torpedo
- spar torpedo
- torp (abbreviaton)
Translations
underwater weapon
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fish
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Verb
torpedo (third-person singular simple present torpedoes, present participle torpedoing, simple past and past participle torpedoed)
- To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
- To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.
- To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.
Translations
to send a torpedo
|
to sink a ship with one of more torpedoes
to undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack
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|
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tor‧pe‧do
Etymology
From Latin torpēdō (“a torpedo fish”), from torpēdō (“numbness, torpidity, electric ray”), from torpeō (“I am stiff, numb, torpid; I am astounded; I am inactive”) and -dō (“noun suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“stiff”), see also Old English steorfan (“to die”), Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), Lithuanian tirpstu (“to become rigid”), Old Church Slavonic трупети (trupeti)
Noun
torpedo f, m (plural torpedo's, diminutive torpedootje n)
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪o̞rpe̞ːdo̞/
Alternative forms
- torpeedo (archaic)
Noun
torpedo
- torpedo (self-propelled cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater)
Declension
| Inflection of torpedo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | torpedo | torpedot | |
| genitive | torpedon | torpedojen torpedoiden torpedoitten |
|
| partitive | torpedoa | torpedoja torpedoita |
|
| illative | torpedoon | torpedoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | torpedo | torpedot | |
| accusative | nom. | torpedo | torpedot |
| gen. | torpedon | ||
| genitive | torpedon | torpedojen torpedoiden torpedoitten |
|
| partitive | torpedoa | torpedoja torpedoita |
|
| inessive | torpedossa | torpedoissa | |
| elative | torpedosta | torpedoista | |
| illative | torpedoon | torpedoihin | |
| adessive | torpedolla | torpedoilla | |
| ablative | torpedolta | torpedoilta | |
| allative | torpedolle | torpedoille | |
| essive | torpedona | torpedoina | |
| translative | torpedoksi | torpedoiksi | |
| instructive | — | torpedoin | |
| abessive | torpedotta | torpedoitta | |
| comitative | — | torpedoineen | |
Derived terms
- torpedoida
- torpedovene
Latin
Etymology
torpeō (“I am stiff or numb”) + -ēdō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /torˈpeː.doː/
Noun
torpēdō f (genitive torpēdinis); third declension
- lethargy, inertness, sluggishness
- torpedo fish
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | torpēdō | torpēdinēs |
| genitive | torpēdinis | torpēdinum |
| dative | torpēdinī | torpēdinibus |
| accusative | torpēdinem | torpēdinēs |
| ablative | torpēdine | torpēdinibus |
| vocative | torpēdō | torpēdinēs |
Descendants
References
- torpedo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- torpedo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- TORPEDO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin, via English torpedo or German Torpedo
Noun
torpedo m (definite singular torpedoen, indefinite plural torpedoer, definite plural torpedoene)
- a torpedo
References
- “torpedo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin, via English torpedo or German Torpedo
Noun
torpedo m (definite singular torpedoen, indefinite plural torpedoar, definite plural torpedoane)
- a torpedo
References
- “torpedo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin torpēdō (“a torpedo fish”), from torpēdō (“numbness, torpidity, electric ray”), from torpeō (“I am stiff, numb, torpid; I am astounded; I am inactive”) and -dō (“noun suffix”). Compare torpor.
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻ.ˈpe.do/
Noun
torpedo m (plural torpedos)
- torpedo (submarine weapon)
- SMS (a text message sent on a cell phone)
Related terms
- torpedagem, torpedear, torpedeamento, torpedeiro