BANGALORE TORPEDO


Meaning of BANGALORE TORPEDO in English

noun

also bangalore ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷

( -s )

Etymology: from Bangalore, city in India

: a metal tube containing explosives and a firing mechanism often designed so that it can be joined to other such tubes and used to cut wire entanglements and detonate buried mines by being exploded flat on the ground

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