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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BANGALORE TORPEDO

Named after Bangalore, where it was developed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BANGALORE TORPEDO

bangalore torpedo play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANGALORE TORPEDO

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bangalore torpedo is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BANGALORE TORPEDO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bangalore torpedo

Bangalore torpedo

A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Bangalore mine, bangers or simply Bangalore. It has been estimated that the modern Bangalore torpedo is effective for clearing a path through wire and mines up to 15 m long and 1 m wide. Per US Army FM 5-250 section 1-14, page 1-12 "b. Use. The primary use of the torpedo is clearing paths through wire obstacles and heavy undergrowth. It will clear a 3- to 4-metre wide path through wire obstacles."...

Definition of bangalore torpedo in the English dictionary

The definition of bangalore torpedo in the dictionary is an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANGALORE TORPEDO

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bang tidy
bang to rights
bang up
bang-bang
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bangalay
Bangalore
bangalow
bangalow palm
banger
bangin´
banging

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANGALORE TORPEDO

albedo
alfredo
comedo
concedo
credo
foredo
Laredo
livedo
Nuevo Laredo
Oviedo
paedo
redo
speedo
teredo
Toledo
torpedo
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Synonyms and antonyms of bangalore torpedo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bangalore torpedo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANGALORE TORPEDO

Find out the translation of bangalore torpedo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

爆破筒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bangalore torpedo
570 millions of speakers

English

bangalore torpedo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंगलौर टारपीडो
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

طوربيد بنغالور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бангалор торпеда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bangalore torpedo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাঙ্গালোর টর্পেডো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bangalore torpille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangalore torpedo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bangalore Torpedo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンガロールの魚雷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방갈로르 어뢰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bangalore torpedo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bangalore ngư lôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பங்களூர் டார்பெடோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंगलोर टारपीडो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bangalore torpido
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bangalore torpedo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bangalore torpedo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Бангалор торпеда
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bangalore torpilă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Bangalore τορπιλών
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Bangalore torpedo
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Bangalore torped
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Bangalore torpedo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bangalore torpedo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANGALORE TORPEDO»

The term «bangalore torpedo» is used very little and occupies the 186.009 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANGALORE TORPEDO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bangalore torpedo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANGALORE TORPEDO»

Discover the use of bangalore torpedo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bangalore torpedo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
One thing all the various charges did have in common and that was odd and even bizarre names One of the more straightforward of these charge devices was the Bangalore Torpedo These pipe charges were intended for mine- or barbed ...
Chris Bishop, 2002
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Popular Science
UNDER COVER OF NIGHT, WHILE THEIR BANGALORE TORPEDO BLASTS A BREACH THROUGH AN ENEMY BARBED-WIRE ENTANGLEMENT SLEEVE COUPLING TORPEDO SECTIONS ARE JOINED FOR NEEDED LENGTH IF ...
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Articles on History of the Madras Sappers, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Army Ammunition Data Sheets for Demolition Materials
If EP , AR 101488 Type Classification: Std OTCM 36841, dtd 1958. Use: The bangalore torpedo demolition kit is used to clear paths through barbed wire entanglements and minefields. It clears a path 3 to 4 meters wide through barbed wire ...
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The Battle of Bardia
Invented by a British Army officer in 1912 to destroy mines and unexploded ordnance at a safe distance, the Bangalore Torpedo was quickly adopted by British andAlliedforcesduring the FirstWorldWar to make gaps in barbed wiredefences.
Craig Stockings, 2011
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Ballistics 2013: 27th International Symposium on Ballistics
F11 Scale 120mm Mortar—PostTestf' ' i BANGALORE TORPEDO PROTOTYPE TESTING The Bangalore Torpedo is an explosive device consisting of slim cylindrical explosive charges in metal tube containers. Any number of these containers ...
Matthias Wickert, Manfred Salk, 2013
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Operator's and Organizational Maintenance Manual (including ...
Demolition Kit, Bangalore Torpedo: Ml-Al and M1A2 (fig. 1-43). Bangalore torpedo demolition kits M1A1 and M1A2 consist of a group of 10 loading assemblies (torpedoes). The loading assemblies (torpedoes) are steel tubes 5- feet in length ...
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The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, ...
The Bangalore Torpedo remained a popular weapon during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and was used to remove beach obstacles, clear paths through minefields, and remove other impediments to troop movements.
Spencer C. Tucker, Priscilla Roberts, 2008
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Hai Si
My job was explained to me to carry several sections of Bangalore Torpedo tubes , and screw the sections together in the air in the helicopter, prior to the landing assault. I was to have a very short ignition standard non-electric firing system with  ...
Roy Jacobson
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SAS Ultimate Guide to Combat: How to Fight and Survive in ...
Captain McClintock, of the British Indian Army unit the Madras Sappers and Miners invented the Bangalore Torpedo at Bangalore, India, in1912andit firstbecame widely used in World War I. It continuedin use through World War II anduptothe ...
Robert Stirling, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANGALORE TORPEDO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bangalore torpedo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clearing the objective
A U.S. Army Soldier with 251st Engineer Company (Sapper), Maine Army National Guard, runs through smoke to set a Bangalore torpedo on ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
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A torpedo name Bangalore
The first designs of the Bangalore torpedo were drawn up in 1914, but it took more than four years of experimentation before the torpedo was ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
3
Fort craft beer company brews success at Edmonton Beer Festival
... all while co-owners Moore and Keith Edwards and their marketing crew poured their signature Indian Pale Ale, the Bangalore Torpedo, from ... «Fort Saskatchewan Record, Jun 15»
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'Thambis' in arms: Story of Madras Sappers
During the First World War, guided by major RL Mclintock , the thambis devised a pipe bomb or Bangalore torpedo system as it was then called ... «Indiatimes.com, Jun 15»
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Churchill AVRE with Snake Launchers in 1/35...
... Snake was one of the earliest MCLC (Mine Clearing Line Charge), a Canadian development similar to but larger than the Bangalore torpedo. «Military Modelling, Apr 15»
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Craft beer coming to the Fort
... Sergeants Brewing Inc. recently brewed their first batch of their inaugural Bangalore Torpedo Indian pale ale (IPA) on contract with Tool Shed ... «Fort Saskatchewan Record, Apr 15»
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Legendary UF star from 1940s gets his biggest reception
Using a Bangalore torpedo, Ferguson blew a gap in the wires to create a path for his infantry unit to navigate up the slopes leading to the cliffs ... «TBO.com, Mar 15»
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3-15 Infantry: First through combined arms live-fire
... Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th IBCT, to clear an obstacle of concertina wire with a Bangalore torpedo, a pipe packed with explosives. «DVIDS, Feb 15»
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Integrated Task Force Engineer Platoon blows away assault …
Position safety officers observe the detonation of an M1A2 Bangalore torpedo by Marines with Engineer Platoon, Headquarters and Service ... «Hi-Desert Star, Dec 14»
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Hillary's campaign torpedoed – by Hillary
It's not often you see a candidate who has a major party's nomination in her purse take a Bangalore torpedo, insert it un-lubricated into the large ... «WND.com, Dec 14»

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