bangalore torpedo

Ban·ga·lu·ru tor·pe·do

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bang-guh-loo-roo tawr-pee-doh]
- /ˌbæŋ gəˈlu ru tɔrˈpi doʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bang-guh-loo-roo tawr-pee-doh]
- /ˌbæŋ gəˈlu ru tɔrˈpi doʊ/

Definitions of bangalore torpedo words

noun bangalore torpedo an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers 3
noun bangalore torpedo a piece of metal tubing filled with high explosive, used esp. to blast through barbed wire or to detonate buried mines 3
noun bangalore torpedo a metal tube filled with explosives and equipped with a firing mechanism, especially for destroying barbed-wire entanglements, mine fields, etc. 1

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Origin of bangalore torpedo

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Bangalore torpedo

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bangalore torpedo popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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