bangalore torpedo

noun ban·ga·lore torpedo \ˈbaŋ-gə-ˌlȯr-\

Definition of BANGALORE TORPEDO

: a metal tube that contains explosives and a firing mechanism and is used to cut barbed wire and detonate buried mines

Bangalore, India

First Known Use: 1913

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