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Definition of Torpedoing
1. torpedo [v] - See also: torpedo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Torpedoing
Literary usage of Torpedoing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"THE torpedoing OF OIL WELLS When drilling has been completed or when the production
is found to decrease, a general practice is to "torpedo" the well 1 Cf. ..."
2. International Law and the World War by James Wilford Garner (1920)
"torpedoing of Ships Engaged on Philanthropic Missions. Another class of ships
that were again and again the victims of German submarine ruthlessness were ..."
3. Petroleum: A Treatise on the Geographical Distribution and Geological by Boverton Redwood (1896)
"torpedoing Wells.—On the completion of the drilling, or when the production is
found to decrease, it is usual to " torpedo " the well to increase the flow. ..."
4. Information Annual (1917)
"all allied and neutral nations a note enumerat- Nationality. *"""" ''""" Number.
Tonnage *ble shipping, including the torpedoing of the Total 481 ..."
5. The Great Bonanza by Oliver Optic, Robert Michael Ballantyne (1876)
"torpedoing " THE WELL. WHEN Fred and Arthur again returned to the oil regions
great changes had taken place in the appearance of the country, ..."
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