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Warship type
A torpedo cruiser is a type of warship that is armed primarily with torpedoes. The major navies began building torpedo cruisers shortly after the invention
Torpedo_cruiser
Type of large warship
cruisers were ideal for commerce raiding, while the torpedo boat would be able to destroy an enemy battleship fleet. Steel also offered the cruiser a
Cruiser
Type of medium to large-sized warship
A heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches)
Heavy_cruiser
D'Iberville class of torpedo cruisers built for the French Navy in the 1890s. The class is also sometimes classified as torpedo gunboats or torpedo avisos. The
French_cruiser_D'Iberville
Kuma-class cruiser
for conversion to a "torpedo cruiser" with ten quadruple torpedo tube mounts for the 61 cm (24 in) Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedo, in line with Imperial
Japanese_cruiser_Kitakami
WW2 24-inch torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy
straight for more than a few minutes while the torpedo approached. This sometimes occurred when USN cruisers chased IJN destroyers breaking away from the
Type_93_torpedo
Large capital warship
The battlecruiser (also written as battle cruiser or battle-cruiser) was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar
Battlecruiser
British torpedo cruisers
The Scout class was a pair of torpedo cruisers operated by the Royal Navy between 1885 and 1905. The ships, Scout and Fearless, were some of the first
Scout-class_cruiser
Type of warship intended to escort other larger ships
hunting and destroying torpedo boats was the torpedo gunboat. Essentially very small cruisers, torpedo gunboats were equipped with torpedo tubes and an adequate
Destroyer
Type of naval warship
configuration was scaled up to the big First Class cruisers and down to the torpedo cruisers, while traces of the protected deck scheme can even be recognised in
Protected_cruiser
Light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Lance" torpedoes in the 1930s, the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff drafted plans to create a special "Night Battle Force" of torpedo cruisers. The
Kuma-class_cruiser
1920 Kuma-class cruiser
vessel for a destroyer squadron, she was converted into a torpedo cruiser with forty torpedo launch tubes in a plan abandoned by the Japanese Navy in 1942
Japanese_cruiser_Ōi
Small, fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle
torpedo gunboats, the first vessel design for the explicit purpose of hunting and destroying torpedo boats. Essentially very small cruisers, torpedo gunboats
Torpedo_boat
Late 19th century naval ship type
Essentially very small cruisers, torpedo gunboats were typically fitted with locomotive boilers and were equipped with torpedo tubes and an adequate gun
Torpedo_gunboat
"light cruisers", "heavy cruisers" and "training cruisers". Later "missile cruisers", "anti-submarine cruisers", "aircraft-carrying cruisers", "heavy
List of cruisers of the Russian Navy
List_of_cruisers_of_the_Russian_Navy
series of cruisers of various types, including small torpedo cruisers, protected cruisers, fast scout cruisers and large armored cruisers. The first
List of cruisers of Austria-Hungary
List_of_cruisers_of_Austria-Hungary
Type of naval warship used around the year 1870
carrying messages, in the era before wireless), or “torpedo cruisers” (a term derived from “torpedo gunboats”, again the distinction being mainly of larger
Unprotected_cruiser
Finnish manufacturing company
the Imperial Japanese Navy until 1914. An even bigger torpedo cruiser, 500-tonne torpedo cruiser Abrek was handed over in 1897. The value of the order
M_Crichton_&_C:o
third class torpedo cruiser, 1,580 tons, 4 × 5 in Scout (1885) – Sold 1904 Fearless (1886) – Sold 1905 Archer class third class torpedo cruiser, 1,770 tons
List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_cruiser_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
list of cruisers, from 1860 to the present. It includes torpedo, unprotected, protected, scout, light, armoured, battle-, heavy and missile cruisers. Dates
List_of_cruisers
Class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy
The Takao-class cruiser (高雄型) was a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) launched between May 1930 and April 1931. All served
Takao-class_cruiser
SMS Trabant (1890) SMS Satellit (1892) SMS Magnet (1896) (named a torpedo cruiser in the shipyard) Huszár-class destroyer – 13 ships (1905–1910) SMS Csikós
List of ships of Austria-Hungary
List_of_ships_of_Austria-Hungary
Merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes
37-millimetre (1.46 in) guns, and two torpedo boats. In both World Wars, both Germany and the United Kingdom used auxiliary cruisers. While the British used armed
Armed_merchantman
Ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
as cruisers: the United States and Russia. Guided missile cruisers are cruisers armed with anti-ship missiles. Torpedo cruiser is a type of cruiser that
Warship
Japanese Navy ship
by a heavy torpedo armament; at the time, this was the heaviest armament of any cruiser class in the world. They were also the first cruisers the Japanese
Myōkō-class_cruiser
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Fearless (1886) was a torpedo cruiser launched in 1886 and sold in 1905. HMS Fearless (1912) was an Active-class scout cruiser launched in 1912 and scrapped
HMS_Fearless
Royal Navy ship class (1890–1914)
to develop a new type of warship, known as the torpedo cruiser. Later designated as third-class cruisers, these vessels had the speed, size, and maneuverability
Barham-class_cruiser
Type of cruiser
7-inch (120 mm) calibre, plus two to four torpedo tubes. The British were the first to operate scout cruisers, when the Royal Navy acquired 15 ships divided
Scout_cruiser
Family of light 57mm naval guns
6-pounder in 1886 to arm its armoured cruisers, battleships, protected cruisers, torpedo boats and torpedo cruisers. The Italians also adopted the competing
QF_6-pounder_Hotchkiss
Eagle class) was a class of five torpedo cruisers built for the Swedish Navy between 1896 and 1899. All of the cruisers participated in the Swedish neutrality
Örnen-class_cruiser
Type of warship
The aircraft cruiser (also known as aviation cruiser or cruiser-carrier) is a warship that combines the features of the aircraft carrier and a surface
Aircraft_cruiser
and 1890s, the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built a series of torpedo cruisers, as part of a program intended to strengthen the fleet during a period
List of torpedo cruisers of Italy
List_of_torpedo_cruisers_of_Italy
French Navy's Wattignies-class torpedo cruiser
The French cruiser Fleurus was a torpedo cruiser of the Wattignies class that was built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale) in the early 1890s. The
French_cruiser_Fleurus
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Agordat was a torpedo cruiser of the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) built in the late 1890s. She was the lead ship of the Agordat class, which had
Italian_cruiser_Agordat
1970s proposed class of cruisers
cruiser (proposed hull designator: CSGN) was a proposal from DARPA for a class of cruisers in the late 1970s. The proposal was for the strike cruiser
Strike_cruiser
French Wattignies-class torpedo cruiser
The French cruiser Wattignies was the lead ship of a class of two torpedo cruisers, the Wattignies class, that were built for the French Navy (Marine
French_cruiser_Wattignies
Type of cruiser in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range
Armored_cruiser
Type of small to medium-sized warship
A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that
Light_cruiser
Steam-propelled warship protected by armor plates
school of naval thought took prominence, suggesting that torpedo boats and unarmored cruisers would be the future of warships. Like the British, the French
Ironclad_warship
Takao-class heavy cruiser
was a Takao-class heavy cruiser, armed with ten 20 cm (8 in) guns, four 12 cm (5 in) guns, eight tubes for the Type 93 torpedo, and assorted anti-aircraft
Japanese_cruiser_Chōkai
Royal Navy cruisers (1890–1905)
to develop a new type of warship, known as the torpedo cruiser. Later designated as third-class cruisers, these vessels had the speed, size, and manuability
Barracouta-class_cruiser
This is a list of Swedish cruisers of the period 1896-1945. Örnen-class cruiser HSwMS Örnen (1896) HSwMS Jacob Bagge (1898) HSwMS Claes Horn (1898) HSwMS Claes
List of cruisers of the Swedish Navy
List_of_cruisers_of_the_Swedish_Navy
Click on headers to sort columns. List of cruisers List of cruisers of World War II Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 49. Jordan & Caresse 2019, p. 190. Jordan
List of cruisers of World War I
List_of_cruisers_of_World_War_I
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Serpent, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Serpent was built at Devonport Dockyard, entering service in 1888. She was lost when
HMS_Serpent_(1887)
Type of warship
carriers by converting cruiser hulls. These Independence-class aircraft carriers, converted from Cleveland-class light cruisers, were unsatisfactory ships
Light_aircraft_carrier
Brazilian warship
Tymbira was a torpedo cruiser operated by the Brazilian Navy, belonging to the Tupi-class along with Tamoio and Tupi. During the First World War it patrolled
Brazilian_cruiser_Tymbira
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Aretusa was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. Laid down in June 1889 at the Cantiere
Italian_cruiser_Aretusa
Naval attack aircraft
A torpedo bomber is a military aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes. Torpedo bombers came into existence just before the
Torpedo_bomber
Royal Navy gunboat (1886–1906)
Curlew-class torpedo gunboat consisted of two "gun and torpedo vessels" operated by the Royal Navy between 1886 and 1906. Designed to be a torpedo cruiser the
Curlew-class_torpedo_gunboat
Self-propelled underwater weapon
their cruisers with torpedoes. The Germans also equipped their capital ships with torpedoes. Smaller vessels such as PT boats carried their torpedoes in
Torpedo
Cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The four Agano-class cruisers (阿賀野型軽巡洋艦, Agano-gata keijun'yōkan) were light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. All were named after Japanese
Agano-class_cruiser
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Partenope was a torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s, the lead ship of her class, which included seven other vessels
Italian_cruiser_Partenope
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Tripoli was the first modern torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy). She was built by the Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di
Italian_cruiser_Tripoli
Type of fast torpedo boat
A motor torpedo boat is a fast torpedo boat, especially of the mid 20th century. The motor in the designation originally referred to their use of petrol
Motor_torpedo_boat
Mark 32 torpedo tubes
Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes (Mk 32 SVTT) is a torpedo launching system designed for the United States Navy. The Mark 32 has been the standard
Mark 32 surface vessel torpedo tubes
Mark_32_surface_vessel_torpedo_tubes
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Confienza was the last of four Goito-class torpedo cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. She was armed with a variety
Italian_cruiser_Confienza
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Minerva was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. The second of eight ships, Minerva
Italian_cruiser_Minerva
Type of large war submarine
surface cruisers; 'cruising' distant waters, commerce raiding, and otherwise operating independently. When operating in a fleet, cruisers and cruiser submarines
Cruiser_submarine
WWII-era U.S. Navy light cruiser class
anti-aircraft cruiser CLAA-119, participated in the conflict. On 2 July 1950, Juneau, along with HMS Jamaica, and HMS Black Swan were attacked by four torpedo boats
Juneau-class_cruiser
Type of aircraft carrier
purpose-designed aircraft carriers was set by the speed of the converted battle cruisers. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 limited the displacement of purpose-designed
Fleet_carrier
World War II patrol torpedo boat
A PT boat (short for patrol torpedo boat) is a motor torpedo boat used by the United States Navy in World War II. These vessels were small, fast, and inexpensive
PT_boat
Nuclear guided-missile cruiser class of the US Navy
The California class was a pair of nuclear-powered guided-missile cruisers operated by the United States Navy between 1974 and 1998. Other than their nuclear
California-class_cruiser
Warship suitable for commanding a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships
light or scout cruisers available were often used, often having been specially designed for the role. For example, in the Royal Navy, torpedo boat flotillas
Flotilla_leader
Naval surface vessel capable of high speed designed to attack other watercraft
June 1919, sinking the cruiser Pamiat Azova for the loss of four craft. The design matured in the mid-1930s as the motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and motor
Fast_attack_craft
Torpedo cruiser class of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
two torpedo cruisers, Panther and Leopard, built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the 1880s. The ships' primary armament was their four torpedo tubes
Panther-class_cruiser
Late-19th-century unprotected cruiser in the French Navy
for a new cruiser design that incorporated a high top speed and an armament solely consisting of the recently developed Whitehead torpedoes. The new ship
French_cruiser_Milan
Type of warship
The Royal Navy also made extensive use of the Bermuda sloop, both as a cruiser against French privateers, slave ships and smugglers, and also as dispatch
Sloop-of-war
Torpedo cruiser class of the French Navy
The Wattignies class was a group of two torpedo cruisers built for the French Navy in the early 1890s. The class comprised Wattignies and Fleurus. They
Wattignies-class_cruiser
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
was a torpedo cruiser of the Folgore class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. Armed with three 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes
Italian_cruiser_Saetta
Topics referred to by the same term
How to Train Your Dragon series of books and films Berk-i Satvet, a torpedo cruiser of the Ottoman Navy later renamed Berk Berk, rhyming slang often used
Berk
HSwMS Psilander was a Örnen-class torpedo cruiser built for the Swedish Navy during the 1890s, named after the 17th-century admiral Gustaf von Psilander
HSwMS_Psilander_(1899)
Type of naval auxiliary ship
inexpensive torpedo boats, they started building defensive flotillas of torpedo boat destroyers or destroyers for short. The earliest torpedo boat destroyers
Destroyer_tender
Shipyard in Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Chernomorets, Donets, and Zaporozhets were also built. Additionally, the torpedo cruiser Griden was laid down on 04 September 1892, launched on 31 November
Mykolayiv_Shipyard
Early form of diver propulsion vehicle
Human torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of diver propulsion vehicle on which the diver rides, generally in a seated position behind a fairing.
Human_torpedo
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Iride was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. Laid down in February 1889 at the Regio
Italian_cruiser_Iride
Topics referred to by the same term
Austro-Hungarian torpedo cruiser SS Panther, an Italian ferry in service 1962–1968 USS Panther, two vessels of the United States Navy German torpedo boat Panther
Panther
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Urania was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. She was built by the Cantieri navali
Italian_cruiser_Urania
Torpedo cruiser class of the Italian Royal Navy
The Partenope class was a group of eight torpedo cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s and 1890s. The class comprised Partenope
Partenope-class_cruiser
development of the anti-aircraft cruiser began in 1935 when the Royal Navy re-armed HMS Coventry and HMS Curlew. Torpedo tubes and 6-inch (152 mm) low-angle
List of cruisers of World War II
List_of_cruisers_of_World_War_II
Military ship used by a navy
on the high seas, including various types of battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, destroyer, frigate, and corvette. Submarine – self-propelled submersible
Naval_ship
Torpedo cruiser
Tamoio was a torpedo cruiser operated by the Brazilian Navy, belonging to the Tupi class along with Tupi and Tymbira. The vessel was one of three from
Brazilian_cruiser_Tamoio
Proposed American aircraft cruiser
The flight-deck cruiser was a proposed type of aircraft cruiser, (warships combining features of aircraft carriers and light cruisers), designed by the
Flight_deck_cruiser
ARA Patria was a torpedo cruiser which served in the Argentine Navy between 1894 and 1927. It was a modified Dryad-class torpedo gunboat which were in
ARA_Patria
Boat that services aircraft landing on water
launch her seaplanes. Another early seaplane carrier was HMS Hermes, an old cruiser converted and commissioned with a flying-off deck in mid-1913. However
Seaplane_tender
Class of light cruisers of the United States Navy
sixteen. The Atlanta-class cruisers were the only class of U.S. Navy cruisers commissioned during World War II to be armed with torpedo tubes, with eight 21-inch
Atlanta-class_cruiser
Torpedo cruiser class of the Italian Royal Navy
The Folgore class was a pair of torpedo cruisers built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. The two ships—Folgore and Saetta—were designed
Folgore-class_cruiser
Myōkō-class heavy cruiser
of the Allied cruiser force defending the Dutch East Indies in the Battle of the Java Sea from 27 February to 1 March 1942. With torpedo hits, Haguro sank
Japanese_cruiser_Haguro
World War I order of battle
First Leader of Torpedo-Boats Kommodore Andreas Michelsen SMS Rostock (scuttled 1st June) (light cruiser; flagship 1st Leader of Torpedo-Boats): FKpt Otto
Battle of Jutland order of battle
Battle_of_Jutland_order_of_battle
19th century offensive naval design attribute
A torpedo ram is a type of torpedo boat combining a ram with torpedo tubes. Incorporating design elements from the cruiser and the monitor, it was intended
Torpedo_ram
Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Archer was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the British Royal Navy which was built by the Glasgow shipbuilder J & G Thomson between 1885 and 1888
HMS_Archer_(1885)
This is a list of all modern cruisers built by Italy, starting from the 1880s. Giovanni Bausan (1883) - Sold 1920 Etna class Etna (1885) - Sold 1921 Vesuvio
List_of_cruisers_of_Italy
20th-century torpedo gunboat of Bulgaria, the largest warship ever possessed by the Royal Bulgarian Navy. It was often referred to as a cruiser by her Bulgarian
Bulgarian torpedo gunboat Nadezhda
Bulgarian_torpedo_gunboat_Nadezhda
Jean (2013). French Cruisers 1922 – 1956. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-133-5. Whitley, M. J. (1999). Cruisers of World War Two: An
List_of_cruisers_of_France
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Goito was a torpedo cruiser built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. She was the lead ship of the Goito class, which included three
Italian_cruiser_Goito
The D'Iberville class was a group of torpedo cruisers built for the French Navy in the 1890s. The class comprised three ships: D'Iberville, Cassini, and
D'Iberville-class_cruiser
Torpedo cruiser of the Ottoman Navy
Berk-i Satvet was a torpedo cruiser of the Ottoman Navy, the second and final member of the Peyk-i Şevket class. She was built by the Germaniawerft shipyard
Ottoman_cruiser_Berk-i_Satvet
Class of flotilla leaders of the Royal Netherlands Navy
as flotilla leaders, the ships were built to also operate as torpedo and scout cruisers. The two ships, Tromp and Jacob van Heemskerck, were intended
Tromp-class_cruiser
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Pietro Micca was the first torpedo cruiser built by the Italian Regia Marina, and one of the first vessels of the type to be built by any navy. She was
Italian_cruiser_Pietro_Micca
Warship type disguised as a non-combatant
armed with six to seven 15 cm (5.9 inch) naval guns, some smaller guns, torpedoes, reconnaissance seaplanes and some were equipped for minelaying. Several
Merchant_raider
Torpedo cruiser of the Italian Royal Navy
Calatafimi was a torpedo cruiser of the Partenope class built for the Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) in the 1880s. She was built by the Cantiere navale
Italian_cruiser_Calatafimi
TORPEDO CRUISER
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the places called Oare in Berkshire, Kent, and Wiltshire, or Ore in East Sussex, all named with Old English Åra ‘shore’, ‘hill-slope’, ‘flat-topped ridge’. It may also be a topographic name from the same element, though Reaney and Wilson consider that in general this would have had an initial N-. Compare Noah 2.Scottish : possibly from the Sussex place name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Emborough in Somerset, named from Old English emn ‘flat topped’ + beorg ‘hill’, ‘mound’, or possibly from Hembury in Devon.
Surname or Lastname
Northern English, Scottish, and northern Irish
Northern English, Scottish, and northern Irish : from the Old Norse byname Orri ‘blackcock’ (the male black grouse).Scottish : nickname for someone with a sallow complexion, from Gaelic odhar ‘pale’, ‘dun’.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a shore or ridge, from Old English Åra ‘shore’, ‘hill-slope’, ‘flat-topped ridge’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (see Ore).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Capenor in Surrey, possibly named from an unattested Old English word cape ‘look-out place’ (genitive capan) + Åra ‘hill slope’, ‘flat-topped hill’.
TORPEDO CRUISER
TORPEDO CRUISER
Girl/Female
African, Australian, Swahili
Prayer
Boy/Male
Tamil
Powerful, The supreme God
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Intelligent wise, learned
Girl/Female
Tamil
To remember, Precious, Lovable person
Boy/Male
Sikh
Battlefields protector
Boy/Male
English
and Zachary.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flower
Boy/Male
English
Friend; good friend.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Lady; Lady of the House
Girl/Female
Scottish
Anchor.
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n.
A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against a distant ship.
n.
An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them up.
n.
An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.
a.
Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
pl.
of Teredo
n.
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet, which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.
n.
The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which gives an electric shock. See Electric fish, and Torpedo.
a.
Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.
pl.
of Torpedo
n.
A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.
pl.
of Teredo
pl.
of Tornado
n.
A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, which city was famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
n.
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish, and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical.
v. t.
to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.
n.
A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an operator on shore.
n.
A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.
n.
The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives.
n.
A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.
a.
Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid.