torpedo (
http://definr.com/torpedo)
n 1: a professional killer who uses a gun [syn:
gunman,
gunslinger,
hired gun,
gun,
triggerman,
hit man,
shooter]
2: 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 [syn:
bomber,
grinder,
hero,
hero sandwich,
hoagie,
hoagy, {Cuban
sandwich},
Italian sandwich,
poor boy,
sub,
submarine,
submarine sandwich,
wedge,
zep]
3: armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled
underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a
target
4: 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 [syn:
electric ray,
crampfish,
numbfish]
v : attack or hit with torpedoes