SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: NOUN
- Any submarine plant or animal.
- A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
- A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.
- A boat that can go underwater.
- A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
- A submarine boat; a ship that can travel under the surface of the water. Most such ships are ships of war, as part of a navy, but submarines are also used for oceanic research. Also called sub and (from the German U-Boot) U-boat.
- A submarine plant or animal.
- A vessel designed to navigate either entirely under water or on the surface, with a crew contained within it and with its own motive power; specifically, a submarine torpedo-boat.
- A pitch that is thrown with a low sidearm or underhand motion.
- A submarine sandwich.
- A vessel that is capable of operating submerged.
- 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
- 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
- A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Any of various submarine explosive devices, especially a submarine mine.
- Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
- A cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater projectile launched from a submarine, aircraft, or ship and designed to detonate on contact with or in the vicinity of a target.
- 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.
- A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it; now called land mine.
- A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
- 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.
- A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
- An automobile with a torpedo body.
- A spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped, self-propelling submarine 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
- A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.
- A submarine sandwich.
- A naval mine.
- An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo
- A professional gunman or assassin.
- A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it
- 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.
- A professional killer who uses a gun
- An explosive fired in an oil or gas well to begin or increase the flow.
- A small firework consisting of gravel wrapped in tissue paper with a percussion cap that explodes when thrown against a hard surface.
- A professional assassin or thug.
- A fish of the genus Torpedo or family Torpedinidæ; an electric ray; a cramp-fish or numb-fish.
- The typical genus of the family Torpedinidæ.
- An explosive device belonging to either of two distinct classes of submarine destructive agents used in war—namely, torpedoes proper, which are propelled against an enemy's ship, and more or less stationary submarine mines, placed where a hostile vessel would be likely to come within range of their destructive effect. Of the first class, called also offensive torpedoes, there are three principal types:
- Hence, some other explosive agent.
- In medicine, narcosis; stupor.
- 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.
- An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up; a mine{4}.
- A small explosive placed on a railroad track that is fired by the weight of the train to sound a warning of an approaching hazard.
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: ADJECTIVE
- See Torpedo, 2 (a).
- Beneath the surface of the sea
- See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph.
- Hidden or undisclosed.
- Beneath the surface of the water; undersea.
- Thrown with or characterized by a low sidearm or underhand motion.
- A waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water.
- Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea.
- Under water.
- N/A
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: VERB
- Attack by submarine
- Control a submarine
- Bring down with a blow to the legs
- Throw with an underhand motion
- Move forward or under in a sliding motion
- To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack
- To operate or serve on a submarine
- To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.
- To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.
- To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
- Attack or hit with torpedoes
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To slide, drive, or be thrown under something.
- To knock down with a blow to the legs.
- To attack by submarine, especially with torpedoes.
- To ride in or serve as a crew member of a submarine.
- N/A
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To destroy decisively; wreck.
- To attack, strike, or sink with a torpedo.
- To destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
- To destroy, cause to halt, or prevent from being accomplished; -- used esp. with reference to a plan or an enterprise, halted by some action before the plan is put into execution.
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Situated or living under or in the sea, either at the bottom or below the surface; below the surface of the sea: as, submarine plants; a submarine telegraph.
- Occurring or carried on below the surface of the sea: as, submarine explorations; designed for use under the sea: as, submarine armor.
- A submarine plant.
- To use or explode torpedoes.
- To attack with torpedoes; explode a torpedo under or in.
- In sinking oil-wells in a petroleum district, to explode a charge of nitroglycerin at the bottom of (the drilled well) in order to shatter the rock and increase the flow of oil. Charges of from 20 to 80 quarts of the explosive are frequently used, and are contained in tin-plate cases, which are carefully lowered into position and exploded by the dropping of a heavy iron cylinder from above.
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: RELATED WORDS
- Hero sandwich, Pigboat, Poor boy, Zep, Wedge, Hoagy, Hero, Hoagie, Grinder, Submarine sandwich, Sub, Subsurface, Bomber, Undersea, Torpedo
- Hoagy, Hero, Zep, Hired gun, Gunslinger, Gunman, Submarine sandwich, Shooter, Hoagie, Grinder, Sub, Wedge, Gun, Bomber, Submarine
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Submersible, Ship, Poor boy, Italian sandwich, Hero sandwich, Cuban sandwich, Wedge, Hero, Grinder, Submarine sandwich, Sub, Subsurface, Bomber, Undersea, Torpedo
- Hit man, Hero sandwich, Electric ray, Cuban sandwich, Hero, Gunslinger, Gunman, Submarine sandwich, Shooter, Grinder, Sub, Wedge, Gun, Bomber, Submarine
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- The missing submarine, the big new submarine dry dock in Bandar Abbas, into which they cannot see.
- Sinker: Loss of contact with a submarine being tracked by a surface ship when the submarine submerges.
- This special submarine is not in the category of submarine and was not under my control.
- Submarine Diving Sound About: A navy submarine setting dive alarm and plunging to a thousand feet.
- St Marys is home to Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, one of only two Trident submarine bases in the world.
- Submarine Force by coordinating with Naval Sea Systems Command, government laboratories, Navy facilities, industry contractors, and submarine crews.
- Bid Cheap on a real mini submarine, hand made model or remote control submarine.
- Submarine Force or Navy member who served in submarine specialties.
- Fairley Oil Field: Submarine power cable; Submarine pipeline.
- "In terms of the submarine, may I say that in terms of a non-nuclear, diesel electric submarine, the Japanese submarine is very good indeed.".
- Between 1883 and 1885 the Royal Engineers held trials and in 1886 the torpedo was recommended for adoption as a harbour defence torpedo.
- Motor torpedo boat PT-308, in company with two British motor torpedo boats, operating from Leghorn, Italy, attack three northbound flak lighters off Point Moneglia.
- Navy Mk III Torpedo Data Computer, the standard US Navy torpedo fire control computer during World War II.
- Torpedo Pawn moves two squares forwards to the immediate square left or right of the Torpedo Pawn.
- These upgrades include the Torpedo Upgrade, which installs a torpedo firing bay in the front of the Seamoth.
- We had a conception that the aerial torpedo was very effective and so we increased torpedo training.
- We have added torpedo lead indication and changed the torpedo launch mechanics.
- Torpedo heavy assaults look enticing, especially for manual torpedo face drops.
- Torpedo lead marker for the stern torpedo launcher has been fixed.
- Torpedo tubes Torpedo tubes are basically airlocks for a volume just slightly greater than a torpedo.
SUBMARINE vs TORPEDO: QUESTIONS
- What are heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes (HWT)?
- When was the Varshavyanka class submarine launched?
- Will China develop submarine launched hypersonic weapons?
- What are submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs)?
- Did the Russian Navy detect an American submarine during anti-submarine warfare?
- Are high fiber count submarine cables the future of hyperscale submarine connectivity?
- What was the first submarine to be sunk by a submarine?
- What kind of damage did the submarine USS submarine suffer?
- What was the only submarine to sink another submarine?
- When did the Submarine Flotilla become a submarine division?
- How did the resistance get the mg7-a proton torpedo?
- Is there such a thing as a Super underwater torpedo?
- Is there such a thing as a supercavitating torpedo?
- How will the Navy power the very lightweight torpedo?
- What is the APR-3E airborne light ASW acoustic homing torpedo?
- Could miniature torpedoes be the next anti-torpedo interceptor weapon?
- What was the first boat with a self propelled torpedo?
- Could Japan have attacked Pearl Harbor with an aerial torpedo?
- Is DRDO developing a missile-assisted anti-submarine torpedo?
- Can unsourced material be removed from a Bangalore torpedo?