HyperDic: bangalore_torpedo

English > 1 sense of the expression bangalore torpedo:
NOUNartifactbangalore torpedoa metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire
English > bangalore torpedo: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire.
Broadertorpedoarmament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
Spanishbangalore torpedo
Catalantorpede bangalore

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