torpedo


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