Hyphenation of Torpedo

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Torpedo? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Tor-pe-do

Definitions of Torpedo:

1.
A professional killer who uses a gun
2.
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)
Different names are used in different sections of the United States
3.
An explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
4.
A small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper
Explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
5.
A small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it
The sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
6.
Armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
7.
Any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
8.
Attack or hit with torpedoes

Synonyms of Torpedo:

noun gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, gun, gun for hire, triggerman, hit man, hitman, shooter, murderer, liquidator, manslayer
noun bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, wedge, zep, sandwich
nounexplosive device
noun firework, pyrotechnic
nounexplosive device, alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
noun armament
nounelectric ray, crampfish, numbfish, ray
verb attack, assail

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