siluro — meaning in English
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English meaning
- torpedo noun A self-propelled underwater explosive weapon fired from a ship, submarine, or aircraft to strike another vessel.
Senses
siluro is used for these senses in English:
- sheatfish Any catfish of genus Silurus.
- torpedo (military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. [from 1805]
- wels catfish A scaleless fresh-water catfish (Silurus glanis), of much of temperate western Eurasia, recognizable by its broad, flat head and wide mouth.
torpedo — full definition
- noun A self-propelled underwater explosive weapon fired from a ship, submarine, or aircraft to strike another vessel.
- noun Informal: a long sandwich made on a roll, also called a submarine or hoagie.
- verb To deliberately ruin or destroy a plan, deal, or effort.
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