Torpedo (disambiguation)
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Torpedo may refer to:
- The genus Torpedo of electric rays.
- More generally, any electric ray in the order Torpediniformes.
- Historically, a naval mine, a stationary explosive device placed in water, to destroy vessels.
- Bangalore torpedo, an explosive device for land use, pushed into place on the end of a long tube and intended for blowing up fences and similar combat obstacles under fire.
- A locomotive torpedo, a self-propelled explosive projectile that operates underwater.
- A small explosive device strapped to a rail to alert an approaching train to danger ahead; see rail terminology.
- Photon torpedo, fictional weapon popularized by the Science Fiction saga Star Trek
- Railroad torpedo, a device to warn approaching trains upon entering protected trackage
- FC Torpedo Moscow - Russian, former Soviet, Football Club.
- Thorpedo is a nickname of the competition swimmer Ian Thorpe.
