Definition

1. Noun:
   • Torpedo: A self-propelled underwater missile designed to be launched from ships, submarines, or aircraft to destroy surface vessels or submarines by exploding on contact or in proximity to its target.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tàu ngầm đã phóng một quả ngư lôi. (The submarine launched a torpedo.)
  • Chiến hạm bị đánh chìm bởi ngư lôi. (The warship was sunk by a torpedo.)
  • Ngư lôi là vũ khí hải quân quan trọng. (The torpedo is an important naval weapon.)

Advanced Usage

• "tên lửa ngư lôi": This is a compound term meaning "torpedo missile" or "anti-submarine missile," referring to a missile that delivers a torpedo to a target area.
  • Hệ thống tên lửa ngư lôi hiện đại rất hiệu quả. (Modern torpedo missile systems are very effective.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tàu phóng ngư lôi (n): Torpedo boat (a small, fast warship designed to launch torpedoes).
• Ống phóng ngư lôi (n): Torpedo tube (the launching mechanism on a submarine or ship).
• Ngư lôi dẫn đường bằng sóng âm (n): Acoustic homing torpedo.

Synonyms

• Thủy lôi (n): Naval mine (a stationary explosive device placed in water, distinct from a self-propelled torpedo).
• Tên lửa chống ngầm (n): Anti-submarine missile (a broader category that may include torpedo-carrying missiles).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Phóng ngư lôi (v): To launch/fire a torpedo.
  • Tàu ngầm chuẩn bị phóng ngư lôi. (The submarine is preparing to fire a torpedo.)
• Dẫn đường ngư lôi (v): To guide a torpedo.
  • Hệ thống sonar giúp dẫn đường ngư lôi. (The sonar system helps to guide the torpedo.)

Related Idioms

(This word is a technical military term; common idioms are not typically associated with it.)

1. Torpedo