What is a kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it called?
torpedo — (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be exploded by electricity or by stepping on it. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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