fire torpedo
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To discharge a torpedo towards a target.
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- The submarine captain ordered his crew to fire a torpedo at the enemy ship.
- As soon as the target was in range, they prepared to fire another torpedo.
- It took only seconds for the crew to fire the torpedo from the tube.
- The destroyer was hit before it could fire a single torpedo in defense.
- During the drill, the sailors practiced how to fire torpedoes accurately.
- The pilot had to dive low to fire a torpedo at the moving vessel.
- They decided not to fire the torpedo to avoid revealing their position.
- The command was given to fire two torpedoes simultaneously.
- In the movie, the hero narrowly avoids the torpedoes fired by the villain's sub.
- Modern submarines use advanced computers to fire torpedoes with precision.