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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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