Bangalore torpedo
noun
a metal tube filled with explosives and equipped with a firing mechanism, especially for destroying barbed-wire entanglements, mine fields, etc.
Origin of Bangalore torpedo
First recorded in 1910–15
British Dictionary definitions for bangalore torpedo
bangalore torpedo
noun
an explosive device in a long metal tube, used to blow gaps in barbed-wire barriers
Word Origin for bangalore torpedo
C20: named after
Bangalore, where it was developed