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tawr peedoh

  • n  a professional killer who uses a gun
  • n  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
  • n  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)
  • n  a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
  • n  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
  • n  armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
  • n  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
  • v  attack or hit with torpedoes

  • All through World War II, submariners complained about the torpedoes issued to them.
  • A few nights later, off the Marshalls, Jap torpedo planes came over his flat-top again.
  • The MK-46 torpedo is designed to attack high performance submarines, and is presently identified as the NATO standard.
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    Bad luck can account for a lot of draft mistakes. Even the best teams miss sooner or later, and no team in the last decade has taken the best player at every possible turn. That said, there have been an awful lot of repeat offenders making bad decisions over the last ten years, and sometimes all it can take is one or two really bad mistakes to torpedo a franchise's chances. Counting down from ...
    June 11, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Honeybees and Dolphins Help Humans Find Lethal Mines
    Dolphins Make Naval History! Dolphins have uncovered a marvel of naval history: the 125-year-old Howell torpedo, the first torpedo that could be released into the ocean and follow a track to smash a target without leaving a wake. Only 50 were made between 1870 and 1889 by a Rhode Island company before the competition copied the design. There are two others of its kind known to exist, housed in ...
    June 10, 2013 - Discover
  • Navy tests anti-torpedo defense
    WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's Surface Ship Torpedo Defense System has completed its first carrier-borne end-to-end sea trials, the Navy announced.
    June 7, 2013 - UPI

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