torpedo

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IPA（発音記号）

/ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/

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(zoology) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo. / (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.

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While snorkeling near the reef, I spotted a torpedo resting on the sandy bottom and watched its electric discharge ripple through the water.

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意味（1）

(zoology) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.

The man has been changed into an artificial monster by the station in which he is born, and the consequent homage that benumbed his faculties like the torpedo's touch […].

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意味（2）

(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.

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(science fiction) A similar projectile that can travel through space.

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(regional) A submarine sandwich.

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(archaic, military) A naval mine.

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(obsolete, military) An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.

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(slang) A professional gunman or assassin.

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(rail transport, US) A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

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A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.

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(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.

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(slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A woman's shoe with a pointed toe.

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(slang, chiefly US, usually in the plural) A large breast; a breast with a large nipple.

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A thick marijuana cigarette.

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A cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine.

torpedoes （ 複数形 ）

torpedos （ 複数形 ）