单词 | torpedoism |
释义 | > as lemmastorˈpedoism torˈpedoism n. (also torˈpedism) (a) action or quality like that of a torpedo or electric ray; (b) the use of the torpedo (sense 2) in warfare. ΚΠ 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 118 Dilettantisms, Dryasdust Torpedoisms. 1880 Athenæum 21 Aug. 242/2 Readers must not expect to find..an elaborate treatise on torpedism, nor..the so-called secret of the Whitehead torpedo. < as lemmas |
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