Meaning Of The Word Bangalore torpedo

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bangalore torpedo in American English
a piece of metal tubing filled with high explosive, used esp. to blast through barbed wire or to detonate buried mines
noun: a metal tube filled with explosives and equipped with a firing mechanism, esp. for destroying barbed-wire entanglements, mine fields, etc

bangalore torpedo in British English
noun: an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers

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