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Torpedo

/tɔˈrpiˌdoʊ/
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(noun) An electric ray of the genus Torpedo.

It took many torpedo hits to send the battleship Bismarck to Davy Jones's locker.
There's only one torpedo left.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The submarine launched a powerful ____ toward the enemy ship to try and sink it during the naval battle today.

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