aerial torpedo

noun

1

: an explosive projectile fired from a trench mortar

2

: a torpedo designed for launching from an airplane

3

: a heavy aerial bomb

4

: a guided missile capable of powered flight

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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