bangalore torpedo
ban·ga·lore torpedo [ ˈbaŋ-gə-ˌlȯr-]
[ˈbaŋ-gə-ˌlȯr-]
: a metal tube that contains explosives and a firing mechanism and is used to cut barbed wire and detonate buried mines
First Known Use of bangalore torpedo
1913, in the meaning defined above
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