The difference between Submarine and Torpedo
When used as nouns, submarine means a boat that can go underwater, whereas torpedo means a cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
When used as verbs, submarine means to operate or serve on a submarine, whereas torpedo means to send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
Submarine is also adjective with the meaning: undersea.
check bellow for the other definitions of Submarine and Torpedo
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Submarine as an adjective:
Undersea.
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Submarine as an adjective:
Hidden or undisclosed.
Examples:
"a submarine patent"
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Submarine as an adjective (baseball):
Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.
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Submarine as a noun:
A boat that can go underwater.
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Submarine as a noun:
A kind of sandwich made in a long loaf of bread.
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Submarine as a noun (baseball):
Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
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Submarine as a noun:
Any submarine plant or animal.
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Submarine as a noun (informal):
A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.
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Submarine as a verb (intransitive):
To operate or serve on a submarine.
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Submarine as a verb (transitive):
To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
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Submarine as a verb (intransitive, sometimes, figurative):
To sink or submerge oneself.
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Torpedo as a noun (military):
A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon.
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Torpedo as a noun:
A fish having wings that generate electric current, a kind of electric ray.
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Torpedo as a noun (regional):
A submarine sandwich.
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Torpedo as a noun (archaic, military):
A naval mine.
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Torpedo as a noun (obsolete, military):
An explosive device buried underground and set off remotely, to destroy fortifications, troops, or cavalry; a land torpedo.
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Torpedo as a noun (slang):
A professional gunman or assassin.
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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.
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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.
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Torpedo as a noun:
An automobile with a torpedo body.
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Torpedo as a noun (slang, chiefly, US, usually, plural):
a woman's shoe with a pointed toe
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Torpedo as a noun (slang, chiefly, US, usually, plural):
a large breast; breast with a large nipple
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Torpedo as a noun (slang):
a marijuana cigarette a thick marijuana cigarette a cigarette containing marijuana and crack cocaine
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Torpedo as a verb:
To send a torpedo, usually from a submarine, that explodes below the waterline of the target ship.
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Torpedo as a verb:
To sink a ship with one of more torpedoes.
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Torpedo as a verb:
To undermine or destroy any endeavor with a stealthy, powerful attack.
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