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torpedoes    音标拼音: [tɔrp'idoz]
Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis,
from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes
belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are related
to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical
shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and {numbfish}. See
{Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The common European torpedo ({Torpedo vulgaris}) and
the American species ({Torpedo occidentalis}) are the
best known.
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2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them
up; a mine[4]. Specifically:
[1913 Webster PJC]
(a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,
beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so
designed that they will explode when touched or
approached by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is
closed by an operator on shore; now called {marine
mine}. [obsolete]
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Damn the torpedoes -- full speed ahead! --Adm.
David Glasgow
Farragut (At
the battle of
Mobile Bay,
1864).
(b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive
charge, and projected from a ship against another ship
at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise
automatic in its action against a distant ship.
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3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be
exploded by electricity or by stepping on it; now called
{land mine}. [obsolete]
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4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed
on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive
wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
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5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a
bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of
obstructions or to open communication with a source of
supply of oil.
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6. 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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7. An automobile with a {torpedo body}. [Archaic Cant]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]

{Fish torpedo}, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped,
self-propelling submarine torpedo.

{Spar torpedo}, a canister or other vessel containing an
explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar
which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against
an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.

{Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching,
operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against
an enemy's ship., especially, a small, fast boat with
tubes for launching torpedoes.

{Torpedo nettings}, nettings made of chains or bars, which
can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink
beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against
torpedoes.
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  • Torpedo - Wikipedia
    A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target Historically, such a device was called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo; colloquially, a fish
  • Torpedo | Naval Weapon, Submarine Warfare History | Britannica
    torpedo, cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane and designed for exploding upon contact with the hulls of surface vessels and submarines
  • The world’s deadliest torpedoes - Naval Technology
    Torpedoes are the most preferred lethal underwater weapons for naval platforms such as submarines, surface vessels, aircraft and helicopters Naval-technology com lists the world’s most advanced torpedoes based on performance characteristics such as speed, range and operating depth
  • Torpedoes of the United States of America - NavWeaps
    Unlike other nations, the United States abandoned the Whitehead compressed air torpedoes in favor of turbine propulsion as early as November 1907 Wet-heater propulsion systems were introduced to USN torpedoes during the 1920s and became the primary motive power for the next two decades
  • Torpedoes - Naval Encyclopedia
    Torpedoes have revolutionized naval warfare by providing a means to deliver devastating attacks against enemy vessels, both on and beneath the surface Their development from simple explosive devices to highly advanced guided weapons highlights the continual innovation in military technology
  • Navy’s Use of Torpedoes - NHHC
    The torpedo was the initial format for the Mk 44 and Mk 46 torpedoes, which were rocket propelled Also in the 1950s, submarines acquired nuclear propulsion, which made them faster A faster
  • Torpedoes - National Museum of American History
    A torpedo is a long metal cylinder with an explosive warhead, propelled through the water by an internal combustion engine or batteries Modern torpedoes are wire-guided: a thin wire spooling from the torpedo links it to the submarine's fire control computer, from which guidance commands in the form of digital electronic signals flow
  • TORPEDO Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    Torpedo comes to English by way of Latin torpēdō, which has two quite different meanings It refers to a state of inertness, sluggishness, or lethargy, and it refers to a creature also known as the electric ray
  • Why Modern Torpedoes Are Still So Damn Tough To Defend Against
    Torpedoes such as the Royal Navy’s Spearfish heavyweight torpedo arguably make the nuclear-powered submarine the dominant anti-ship platform at sea The torpedo is one of the most iconic weapons
  • Torpedo (weapon) - Encyclopedia. com
    The torpedo, a self‐propelled and self‐guided underwater explosive device, was invented in 1866 by Robert Whitehead, a British engineer working for the Austro‐Hungarian Navy The U S Navy evinced early interest in the device and established in 1869 the Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island





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