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TORPEDO
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(Abbreviation) The Optical Retrieval Project Electronic Documents Online(Noun) (Current.) An elongated self-propelled explosive that travels underwater to explode on contact with or in close proximity to an enemy vessel - be it a surface ship or a submarine.
(19th-century.) A mine.
Usage: David Farragut's most famous line - "Full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes!" - uses "torpedo" (pluralized) in its 19th-century sense.
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TORI
torista(s)
torking the fork
torking the power rod
Torment
torment the trouser trout
Tormentor
Torments
Torn
Torn City
tornado
Tornillo
toroid
toroidal
Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
torpedoe
torpedoes
torpid
torpidity
torpor
TORPOS
torque
Torquemada
Torquemada, Tomas de
torquemadian
torquing the taliwacker
torquing the wrench
torrefy
torrent
torrential
torista(s)
torking the fork
torking the power rod
Torment
torment the trouser trout
Tormentor
Torments
Torn
Torn City
tornado
Tornillo
toroid
toroidal
Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs
torpedo
Torpedo Bombertorpedoe
torpedoes
torpid
torpidity
torpor
TORPOS
torque
Torquemada
Torquemada, Tomas de
torquemadian
torquing the taliwacker
torquing the wrench
torrefy
torrent
torrential