TORPEDO

Meaning of TORPEDO in English

( n. )

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

TORPEDO — n torpedo (1. [Mil.] as in submarine torpedo, aerial torpedo; 2. open car with torpedo body)
Interlingua English vocab
TORPEDO — ~. ~ TUBE: lansa-torpedo
English interlingue dictionary
TORPEDO — Cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile , launched from a submarine , surface vessel, or airplane and designed to explode on contact …
Английский словарь Британика
TORPEDO — I. tȯ(r)ˈpē(ˌ)dō noun Etymology: Latin torpedin-, torpedo stiffness, numbness, crampfish, from torpēre to be stiff, numb — more at torpid …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORPEDO — (n.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the …
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — — torpedolike , adj. /tawr pee"doh/ , n. , pl. torpedoes , v. , torpedoed, torpedoing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — v. attack with a torpedo; damage with a torpedo; undermine, sabotage, destroy, subvert; detonate an explosive device inside an oil …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TORPEDO — I. tȯr-ˈpē-(ˌ)dō noun ( plural -does ) Etymology: Latin, literally, stiffness, numbness, from torpēre to be sluggish or numb — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORPEDO — add. ·noun an automobile with a torpedo body. 2. torpedo ·vt to destroy by, or subject to the action of, …
Webster English vocab
TORPEDO — [tor.pe.do] n, pl -does [L, lit., stiffness, numbness, fr. torpere to be sluggish or numb--more at torpid] (ca. 1520) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TORPEDO — cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile, launched from a submarine, surface vessel, or airplane and designed for exploding upon contact with the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TORPEDO — torpedo BrE AmE tɔː ˈpiːd əʊ AmE \ tɔːr ˈpiːd oʊ ▷ torpedo|es z ▶ tor ˈ pedo boat BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TORPEDO — I. tor ‧ pe ‧ do 1 /tɔːˈpiːdəʊ $ tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural torpedoes ) [countable] [ Date: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TORPEDO — n. & v. --n. (pl. -oes) 1 a a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile that explodes on impact with a ship. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TORPEDO — n. & v. n. (pl. -oes) 1 a a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile that explodes on impact with a ship. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TORPEDO — n. & v. --n. (pl. -oes) 1. a a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile that explodes on impact with a ship. …
Oxford English vocab
TORPEDO — ( torpedoes, torpedoing, torpedoed) 1. A torpedo is bomb that is shaped like a tube and that travels under water. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORPEDO — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A number of motor torpedo boats were also brought in to be employed for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TORPEDO
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TORPEDO — I. noun VERB + TORPEDO ▪ carry ▪ enemy planes carrying ~es ▪ fire , launch ▪ drop TORPEDO + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TORPEDO — 1. сущ. 1) торпеда to fire, launch a torpedo ≈ запустить торпеду a torpedo explodes ≈ торпеда взрывается a torpedo …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TORPEDO — torpedo.ogg 1. tɔ:ʹpi:d|əʋ n ( pl -oes -tɔ:ʹpi:dəʋz ) 1. 1> торпеда aerial homing torpedo - воздушная самонаводящаяся торпеда torpedo …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TORPEDO — 1. tɔ:ʹpi:d|əʋ n ( pl -oes -tɔ:ʹpi:dəʋz ) 1. 1> торпеда aerial homing torpedo - воздушная самонаводящаяся торпеда torpedo launching …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TORPEDO — 1. сущ. 1) торпеда to fire, launch a torpedo — запустить торпеду a torpedo explodes — торпеда взрывается a torpedo …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TORPEDO — 1. сущ. 1) торпеда to fire, launch a torpedo — запустить торпеду a torpedo explodes — торпеда взрывается a torpedo hits its target — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TORPEDO — гнюс, электрический скат (Torpedo); pl гнюсовые, электрические скаты (Torpedinidae) - Atlantic torpedo - California torpedo - dark torpedo
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TORPEDO — гнюс, электрический скат ( Torpedo ) ; pl гнюсовые, электрические скаты ( Torpedinidae ) - Atlantic torpedo - California torpedo …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
TORPEDO — 1. торпеда 2. скважинный заряд взрывчатого вещества - axial action jet torpedo - demolition torpedo - jet torpedo - well-shooting torpedo
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
TORPEDO — 1) торпеда 2) торпедировать - aerial torpedo - torpedo boat - torpedo boat destroyer - torpedo bomber - torpedo case …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
TORPEDO — torpedo n AmE sl She gave the stoolie a torpedo that wrecked him Она подмешала этому стукачу в стакан такое, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TORPEDO — 1. сущ. 1) торпеда to fire, launch a torpedo ≈ запустить торпеду a torpedo explodes ≈ торпеда взрывается a torpedo …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TORPEDO — I. noun (plural -does) see: torpid Date: circa 1520 electric ray , a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a …
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the …
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, …
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at …
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so …
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — (n.) An automobile with a torpedo body.
Английский словарь Webster
TORPEDO — ( v. t. ) to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ( n. ) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — n. self-propelled underwater missile launched from a submarine or boat; (Zoology) fish that has electric organs and is able to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TORPEDO — n. bangalore torpedo motor torpedo boat torpedo boat torpedo bomber torpedo plane torpedo tube
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TORPEDO — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: tor · pe · doed ; tor · pe · do · ing \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TORPEDO — n. Pronunciation: to ̇ r- ' p ē -( ˌ )d ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -does Etymology: L, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TORPEDO — ■ noun ( plural ~es ) 1》 a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship, submarine, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TORPEDO — / tɔːˈpiːdəʊ; NAmE tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/ noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. -oes ) a long narrow bomb that is fired …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORPEDO — (~es, ~ing, ~ed) 1. A ~ is bomb that is shaped like a tube and that travels under water. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TORPEDO — [verb] [T] he/she/it torpedoes, torpedoing, past torpedoedAfter being torpedoed and badly damaged by (= hit and damaged by a torpedo …
Cambridge English vocab
TORPEDO — n. Cigar-shaped, self-propelled underwater missile , launched from a submarine , surface vessel, or airplane and designed to explode on …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TORPEDO — n. Function: noun Synonyms: ASSASSIN , bravo, cutthroat, gun, gunman, ||gunsel, gunslinger, hatchet man, hit man, triggerman
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TORPEDO — n. 1. Cramp-fish, electric ray ( Torpedo vulgaris ). 2. Explosive engine for blowing up ships.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TORPEDO — noun Synonyms: assassin , bravo, cutthroat, gun, gunman, ||gunsel, gunslinger, hatchet man, hit man, triggerman
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TORPEDO — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TORPEDO — n. 1) to fire, launch a ~ 2) an acoustic; aerial; bangalore; magnetic ~ 3) a ~ explodes 4) a …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TORPEDO — trooped
Anagrams English vocabulary
TORPEDO — An open sports vehicle generally with an unbroken design line from the hood to the back of the car.
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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