warning signal vs torpedo

warning signal and torpedo both are nouns.

warning signal is not a verb while torpedo is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
warning signal	Yes	No	No	No
torpedo	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torpedo is a hyponym of warning signal; that is, torpedo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than warning signal:

warning signal: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
torpedo: a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead

Other hyponyms of warning signal include air alert, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, horn, red flag, siren, alarm bell, tocsin.

warning signal (noun)	torpedo (noun)
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger	any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
	armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
	a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
	a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
	an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
	a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
	a professional killer who uses a gun

warning signal (verb)	torpedo (verb)
	attack or hit with torpedoes

warning signal vs torpedo

warning signal and torpedo both are nouns.

warning signal is not a verb while torpedo is a verb.

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