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Bangalore torpedo

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Bangalore torpedo [′baŋ·gə‚lȯr tȯr′pēd·ō]
(ordnance)
A metal tube or pipe packed with a high-explosive charge; chiefly used to clear a path through barbed wire or minefields.


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Abandoning the safety of his amphibious assault vehicle, Warpness ran 120-meters down the middle of the minefield, ignoring the danger of enemy rocket-propelled grenades and machinegun fire, and placed a bangalore torpedo into the remaining minefield to clear a path.
 
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