torpedo in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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  grinder  hero  hero sandwich  hoagie  hoagy  Cuban sandwich  Italian sandwich  poor boy  sub  submarine  submarine sandwich  torpedo  wedge  zep 
   
2. 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  torpedo 
   
3. a professional killer who uses a gun
   gunman  gunslinger  hired gun  gun  gun for hire  triggerman  hit man  hitman  torpedo  shooter 
   
4. armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
   torpedo 
   
5. 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
   torpedo 
   
6. a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
   torpedo 
   
7. 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)
   torpedo 
   

1. attack or hit with torpedoes
   torpedo