as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
that deli's torpedoes are big enough to serve two people
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Beyond being the oldest living survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Upton was also the last living survivor of the USS Utah — a naval ship that sank after being hit by two torpedoes during the early minutes of the Hawaii attack, per the nonprofit.
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Then there was a plane, armed with torpedoes, pulling out of its dive over Ford Island.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
On October 15, 1914, a British warship called the HMS Hawke was sailing off the coast of Scotland when it was hit by a German torpedo.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Just the forward battery compartment and the torpedo compartment.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Then there was a plane, armed with torpedoes, pulling out of its dive over Ford Island.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
On October 15, 1914, a British warship called the HMS Hawke was sailing off the coast of Scotland when it was hit by a German torpedo.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024
Just the forward battery compartment and the torpedo compartment.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Torpedo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpedo. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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