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torpedo

noun as in hero

noun as in projectile

Weak match

noun as in submarine

Strongest match

Strong matches

noun as in submarine sandwich

noun as in hatchet man

noun as in gunman

verb as in bomb

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Navy planes to bomb North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and called on Congress to authorize the use of force.

From Salon

From massive, underwater torpedoes to state-of-the-art laser weapons that shoot down drones, China's latest military parade will now be broken down and analysed by Pentagon experts and defence officials around the world.

From BBC

California Latinos have helped to torpedo liberal shibboleths at the ballot box more often than Democrats will ever admit.

At first he doesn’t accept her apology but, being the immature oaf that he is, Chris gets back at her by using her as human torpedo to destroy their gooey, disgusting alien target.

From Salon

If Californians reject Newsom’s plan, that would torpedo his presidential ambitions and leave egg on the face of state Democratic leaders for years, if not a generation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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