torpedo
/tɔrˈpi·doʊ/ v [T] (present tense torpedoes, present participle torpedoing, past tense and past participle torpedoed)Definition
› to hit something with a torpedo: The ship was torpedoed by a submarine. fig. In fact, both sides torpedoed the ceasefire (= destroyed its chances for success).
(Definition of torpedo v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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