torpedo shell

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Definition of torpedo shell in English English dictionary

It is used chiefly in 12-inch mortars

It has no soft cap, and is intended to effect its damage by the powerful explosion which follows on slight resistance

A shell longer than a deck-piercing shell, with thinner walls and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists of about 130 pounds of high explosive

Hyphenation

tor·pe·do shell

Turkish pronunciation

tôrpidō şel

Pronunciation

/tôrˈpēˌdō ˈsʜel/ /tɔːrˈpiːˌdoʊ ˈʃɛl/