0/50

torpedo

mastery

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

card 1 of 10 · context meaning

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

The anti-German riots which erupted simultaneously in many countries in response to the torpedoing of the Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 reflected shifts in the status of minorities in multi-ethnic societies.