| Engelsk substantiv: torpedo | 
| 1. | torpedo (om person) a professional killer who uses a gun | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, triggerman | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | liquidator, manslayer, murderer | 
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| 2. | torpedo (om mat) 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 | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | sandwich | 
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| 3. | torpedo (om gjenstand) 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) | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | explosive device | 
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| 4. | torpedo (om gjenstand) a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | firework, pyrotechnic | 
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| 5. | torpedo (om gjenstand) 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 | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | alarm, alarum, alert, explosive device, warning signal | 
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| 6. | torpedo (om gjenstand) armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | armament | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | aerial torpedo, bangalore torpedo, homing torpedo, submarine torpedo | 
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| 7. | torpedo (om dyr) 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 | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | crampfish, electric ray, numbfish | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | ray | 
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 | Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | family Torpedinidae, Torpedinidae | 
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