Torpedo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a professional killer who uses a gun

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɔːɹpˈiːdoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɔːpˈiːdəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɔːpˈiːdəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /tɔːɹpˈiːdoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gun for hire zep poor boy hero crampfish sub shooter wedge hired gun bomber grinder numbfish submarine hoagy hit man hitman submarine sandwich Cuban sandwich gun Italian sandwich hero sandwich hoagie gunman gunslinger

Parts of Speech

noun	a professional killer who uses a gun
noun	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
noun	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)
noun	a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
noun	a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
noun	armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
noun	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
verb	attack or hit with torpedoes

Word Forms

gun	verb	shoot with a gun
shoot	verb	kill by firing a missile
torpedo	verb	attack or hit with torpedoes
torpedo	noun	armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

torpille

un tueur professionnel qui utilise une arme à feu

🇮🇹Italian

siluro

un killer professionista che usa una pistola

🇷🇺Russian

торпеда

профессиональный убийца, использующий пистолет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टारपीडो

एक पेशेवर हत्यारा जो बंदूक का उपयोग करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টর্পেডো

একজন পেশাদার হত্যাকারী যিনি একটি বন্দুক ব্যবহার করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

டார்பிடோ

துப்பாக்கியைப் பயன்படுத்தும் ஒரு தொழில்முறை கொலையாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

టార్పెడో

తుపాకీని ఉపయోగించే ఒక ప్రొఫెషనల్ కిల్లర్

🇮🇳Marathi

टॉर्पेडो

एक व्यावसायिक किलर जो बंदूक वापरतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોર્પિડો

એક વ્યાવસાયિક કિલર જે બંદૂકનો ઉપયોગ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಾರ್ಪಿಡೊ

ಗನ್ ಬಳಸುವ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಕೊಲೆಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോർപ്പിഡോ

തോക്ക് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രൊഫഷണൽ കൊലയാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਰਪੀਡੋ

ਇੱਕ ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਕਾਤਲ ਜੋ ਬੰਦੂਕ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹارپیڈو

ایک پیشہ ور قاتل جو بندوق استعمال کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鱼雷

使用枪的职业杀手

🇯🇵Japanese

魚雷

銃を使うプロの殺し屋

🇰🇷Korean

수뢰

총을 사용하는 전문 킬러

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngư lôi

một kẻ giết người chuyên nghiệp sử dụng súng

🇹🇭Thai

ตอร์ปิโด

นักฆ่ามืออาชีพที่ใช้ปืน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نسف

قاتل محترف يستخدم السلاح

🇮🇷Persian

اژدر

یک قاتل حرفه ای که از تفنگ استفاده می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

torpido

silah kullanan profesyonel bir katil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְטַרפֵּד

רוצח מקצועי שמשתמש באקדח

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