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torpedo
 n.— Â«The I-80 in Nevada has become known as the “pee bottle corridor.” In North Dakota, one official estimates road crews are covered in a golden shower 20 to 40 times a year by the containers—also dubbed “torpedoes”—as they explode in the hot sun. And as soon as a mower hits one, things also hit the fan.…Trucker bombs seem as common as shredded tires along our roads.» â€”“Whiz Through Ontario” by Thane Burnett Toronto Sun (Can.) June 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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