torpedera — meaning in English

English meaning

• scupper noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
• torpedo noun A self-propelled underwater explosive weapon fired from a ship, submarine, or aircraft to strike another vessel.

Senses

torpedera is used for these senses in English:

• scupper (transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

scupper — full definition

1. noun A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
2. noun A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

torpedo — full definition

1. noun A self-propelled underwater explosive weapon fired from a ship, submarine, or aircraft to strike another vessel.
2. noun Informal: a long sandwich made on a roll, also called a submarine or hoagie.
3. verb To deliberately ruin or destroy a plan, deal, or effort.

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