torpedo
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She hit the water without a ripple and torpedoed down into the depths.
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“Eggs and fish” to describe bombs and torpedoes.
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Iran also has significant stockpiles of antiship cruise missiles and torpedo boats, as well as many drones that can threaten U.S. ships.
Is Dutch going to put up with a torpedo who can’t follow directions?
But the boost in defense spending looks set to torpedo those losses—and add some gains on top—in Thursday’s trading.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.