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Definition of Bangalore torpedo
1. Noun. A metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bangalore Torpedo
Literary usage of Bangalore torpedo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Three Hundred and First Engineers: A History, 1917-1919 by 301st Engineer Regiment, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Army, United States (1920)
"The accident has been attributed to the explosion of a bangalore torpedo, prepared
by the Germans and left behind in their retreat. ..."
2. History of the First Division During the World War, 1917-1919 by Society of the First division, A.E.F. (1922)
"These details will include bangalore torpedo and wire cutting details with infantry
platoons; prescribed details to facilitate the advance of the tanks; ..."
3. Small Unit Actions in World War II in France, Italy and Spain by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"After blasting a path through a barbed- wire entanglement with a bangalore torpedo,
Lieutenant McSwain led the men over the Tit toward the road. ..."
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