torpedo UK /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/US /ˌtoɹˈpi.doʊ/noun 16verb 3forms 4 noun16 •A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel quickly underwater and is used as a weapon. •A similar projectile that can travel through space. •An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.Faire Queene, forbeare to angle for the fish, / Which being caught, strikes him that takes it dead, / I meane that vile Torpedo, Gaueston, / That now I hope flotes on the Irish Seas — 1594 •(slang) A professional gunman or assassin. •(US) Synonym of submarine sandwich. •(slang) A marijuana cigarette. •(slang) A thick marijuana cigarette. •(slang) A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine. •(US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it. •A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object. •(historical) An automobile with a streamlined profile and a folding or detachable soft top, and having the hood or bonnet line raised to be level with the car's waistline, resulting in a straight beltline from front to back. •[usually plural] (US, slang) A large breast; a breast with a large nipple. •[usually plural] (US, slang) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe. •A focal ovoid swelling on the axons of Purkinje cells, observed in several diseases such as essential tremor and spinocerebellar ataxia. •(no longer used) A naval mine. •(no longer used) An explosive device buried underground, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry. verb3 •To strike (a ship) with one or more torpedoes. •To sink (a ship) with one or more torpedoes. •(figurative) To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a powerful attack.The decision (5-4) by the nine-member bench has torpedoed Srettha’s troubled government, which has failed to gain support in parliament and among the Thai public. — 2024 formstorpedoed · torpedoing · torpedoes · torpedos