Meanings
nounland torpedo (plural land torpedos or land torpedoes)
plural land torpedos · plural land torpedoes
- obsoleteAn improvised weapon, an automobile or caterpillar tractor with a bomb attached, meant to be aimed and released and to travel unguided; the on-land counterpart of a contemporary submarine's torpedo, and also viewable as a forerunner of land drones (UGVs).First known use First World War
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of land mine.
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