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land torpedo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of land mine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Synonyms: land mine

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An improvised weapon, an automobile or caterpillar tractor with a bomb attached, meant to be aimed and released and to travel unguided; the on-land counterpart of a contemporary submarine's torpedo, and also viewable as a forerunner of land drones (UGVs).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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