Torpedo

/tɔːrˈpiːdoʊ/ noun

An underwater weapon shaped like a tube that moves through the water to hit and explode against a target, usually a ship or submarine.

It comes from Latin 'torpedo', meaning 'numbness' or 'stiffness', and also the name of an electric ray fish that can stun with electric shocks. The weapon was named after the fish because both could suddenly disable a target.

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