Torpedo (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 In nature 2 Weapons 3 Transport 4 In fiction 5 In sport 6 Other

Torpedo may refer to:

[edit] In nature

• Torpedo (genus), the genus of electric rays
  • More generally, any electric ray in the order Torpediniformes

[edit] Weapons

• Torpedo, or locomotive torpedo, a self-propelled explosive projectile that operates underwater
  • (Obsolete usage): 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
• Human torpedo, also called Chariot, a variety of swimmer delivery vehicle of World War Two.

[edit] Transport

• Torpedo (car) car body style. An early form of usually large touring coachwork with smooth shape from front to rear
• Railroad torpedo, a device to warn approaching trains upon entering protected trackage

[edit] In fiction

• Torpedo (comics) or Torpedo 1936, a Spanish comic book series
• Torpedo, a Marvel Comics character
• Torpedo is a character from the G.I. Joe universe
• Torpedo has been the name of several minor characters in the main Marvel Universe
• Photon torpedo, fictional weapon popularized by the Science Fiction saga Star Trek

[edit] In sport

• FC Torpedo Kutaisi, a Georgian Football Club
• FC Torpedo Moscow, a Russian Football Club
• FC Torpedo-RG, a Russian Football Club
• FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhya, a Ukrainian Football Club
• FC Torpedo-ZIL, a defunct Russian Football Club
• Torpedo punt, a specialised kick used in Australian Rules Football
• Thorpedo is a nickname of the Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe

[edit] Other

• "Torpedo" is 1920s slang for a hit man or "hired gun"
• "Torpedo", in American cigar slang, refers to a cigar with a pointed tip, also called a pyramid (pirámide in Spanish) or belicoso