The difference between Detonator and Torpedo

Detonator as a noun:

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.

Detonator as a noun (rail transport, UK):

a small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

Detonator as a noun (archaic):

Any explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.

Detonator as a noun (obsolete):

A gun fired by a percussion cap.

Torpedo as a noun (military):

A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.

Torpedo as a noun:

A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.

Torpedo as a noun (regional):

A submarine sandwich.

Torpedo as a noun (archaic, military):

A naval mine.

Torpedo as a noun (obsolete, military):

An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.

Torpedo as a noun (slang):

A professional gunman or assassin.

Torpedo as a noun (rail transport, US):

A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

Torpedo as a noun:

A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.

Torpedo as a noun:

An automobile with a torpedo body.

Torpedo as a noun (slang, chiefly, US, usually, plural):

a woman's shoe with a pointed toe

Torpedo as a noun (slang, chiefly, US, usually, plural):

a large breast; breast with a large nipple

Torpedo as a noun (slang):

a marijuana cigarette a thick marijuana cigarette a cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine

Torpedo as a verb:

To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.

Torpedo as a verb:

To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.

Torpedo as a verb:

To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.