Bangalore torpedo

noun

Etymology

From having been invented by a Royal Engineers captain while stationed in the city of Bangalore in 1912.

Definitions

  1. A long pipe filled with explosive, which is pushed forwards along the ground and then…

    A long pipe filled with explosive, which is pushed forwards along the ground and then detonated to clear a path through wire obstacles and minefields.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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