bangalore torpedo

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   a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire

   Broadertorpedo

Questions about bangalore torpedo

What does bangalore torpedo mean?

bangalore torpedo means "a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire".

Is bangalore torpedo a common word?

bangalore torpedo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.