# Bangalore torpedo

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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