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• Torpedo — The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive, automobile, locomotive, or fish torpedo) is a self propelled explosive projectile weapon, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater toward a target, and designed to… …   Wikipedia

• Torpedo punt — The torpedo punt, similar to a punt in American Football, is a kicking technique implemented in Australian rules football, rugby union and rugby league to enhance the distance the ball is kicked.The ball spins about its long axis instead of end… …   Wikipedia

• torpedo — torpedolike, adj. /tawr pee doh/, n., pl. torpedoes, v., torpedoed, torpedoing. n. 1. a self propelled, cigar shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying …   Universalium

• torpedo — 1. noun /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ,tɔɹˈpi.doʊ/ a) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. b) A fish having wings that generate , a kind of . Syn: detonator …   Wiktionary

• Project 664 class torpedo boat — The project 664 (NATO reporting name Wisla ) class were the Polish torpedo boats, designed in Poland in the 1970s. They were ones of few vessels of this size, powered by a gas turbine, and could achieve a great speed. Development:In the late… …   Wikipedia

• Type 93 torpedo — The Type 93 was a 610 mm (24 inch) diameter torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Called the Long Lance by most modern English language naval histories (a nickname given by Samuel E. Morison, a historian who spent much of the war in the Pacific… …   Wikipedia

• APR-3E torpedo — The APR 3E airborne light ASW acoustic homing torpedo is designed by Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC to engage current and future submarines in at depth from the surface down to 800 metres at speed of up to 43+ kts, and it is a… …   Wikipedia

• Red Torpedo — Superherobox| caption=Cover to Crack Comics #2 (Quality Comics, June 1940) comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Red Torpedo real name=Jim Lockhart publisher=Quality Comics(1940 1956); DC Comics debut=Crack Comics #1 (May 1940) creators=… …   Wikipedia

• submarine — n. /sub meuh reen , sub meuh reen /; adj., v. /sub meuh reen /, n., adj., v., submarined, submarining. n. 1. a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles. 2.… …   Universalium

• History of submarines — The history of submarines covers the historical chronology and facts related to submarines , manned autonomous boats that operate underwater. It includes the history of submersibles , which were designed primarily to operate on the surface, and… …   Wikipedia

• Weapons of Star Trek — The Star Trek fictional universe contains a very large number of weapons.Energy weaponsDisruptorsDisruptors are employed by the Romulan Star Empire, Klingon Empire, Breen, Cardassian Union, and Orions in their personal and military small arms as… …   Wikipedia