torpedere

torpedere

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From torpedo +‎ -ere

Verb

torpedere (imperative torpeder, present tense torpederer, passive torpederes, simple past torpederte, past participle torpedert, present participle torpederende)

1. to torpedo (e.g. a ship; also figurative)
   • 2011, Sirkelens ende by Tom Egeland, H. Aschehoug & Co. →ISBN

     Hvis observasjonen er riktig, torpederer den naturlovenes mest absolutte grense - lysets hastighet.

     If the observation is correct, it torpedoes the laws of nature's most absolute limit - the speed of light.

References

• “torpedere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “torpedere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From torpedo +‎ -ere

Verb

torpedere (present tense torpederer, past tense torpederte, past participle torpedert, passive infinitive torpederast, present participle torpederande, imperative torpeder)

1. to torpedo (e.g. a ship; also figurative)

Alternative forms

• torpedera

References

• “torpedere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.