torpedoing
present participle oftorpedo
torpedo
verb[T]
uk/tɔːˈpiː.dəʊ/us/tɔːrˈpiː.doʊ/to use a torpedo todestroysomething
informal
todestroy:
Heaccusedthem oftryingto torpedo thepeaceprocess.
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shell
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
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Destroying and demolishing
Examplesoftorpedoing
torpedoing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The whole country at that time was dead against thetorpedoingof ships which involved the lives of women and children.
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We have the intention as we had last year oftorpedoingthis and to add to the limit.
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Obviously they want it for spotting purposes, for reconnaissance purposes, fortorpedoing, and so on.
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I would like to conclude with an important request for consistent monitoring to include responses to the activities of the tobacco industry aimed attorpedoinganti-smoking measures.
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The disease istorpedoingdevelopment.
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At 0538, her watch noted thetorpedoingof the nearby transport.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two days later, however, thetorpedoingof brought home the fact that war was still very much on.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Turner's last navigational fix had been only two minutes before thetorpedoing, and he was able to remember the ship's speed and bearing at the moment of the sinking.
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