torpedo

Torpedo has 3 syllables: tor · pe · do.

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); different names are used in different sections of the United States.

noun. A professional killer who uses a gun.

noun. 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.

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).