torpedo

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/

Verb

Japanese Meaning

魚雷を発射する、または魚雷を用いて艦船を沈める（通常は潜水艦から） / 標的の船の水線下に爆発を引き起こし、船を沈没させる行為

What is this buttons?

At dawn, the submarine commander ordered his crew to torpedo the enemy cruiser.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

夜明けに潜水艦の艦長は乗組員に敵巡洋艦の水線下で爆発する魚雷を発射するよう命じた。

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Sense（1）

To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.

Sense（2）

To sink a ship with one or more torpedoes.

Sense（3）

To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.

The left-back had been a selection concern because of an injury niggle but his first goal since last March swung this derby decisively in United’s favour, extending their club record unbeaten run away from home in the Premier League to 22 games and torpedoing City’s sequence of 21 straight wins in all competitions.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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torpedoes

（ present singular third-person ）

torpedoing

（ participle present ）

torpedoed

（ participle past ）

torpedoed

（ past ）

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