noun
a professional killer who uses a gun
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noun
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)
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- different names are used in different sections of the United States
noun
an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
noun
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper
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- explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
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a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it
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- the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
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armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
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any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
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verb
attack or hit with torpedoes