torpedo

mastery
UK /ˌtɔː(ɹ)ˈpiː.dəʊ/ US /ˌtoɹˈpi.doʊ/nounverb

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Which meaning of 'torpedo' is used in this sentence?

The man has been changed into an artificial monster by the station in which he is born, and the consequent homage that benumbed his faculties like the torpedo's touch.