Answer: torpedoes

AnswerCrossword Clue
TORPEDOESProjectiles.
TORPEDOESFarragut's famous phrase, "Damn the ...!"
TORPEDOESFireworks for sidewalk celebrators.
TORPEDOESWhat Farragut damned
torpedoesA gangster hired to commit a murder or other violent act
torpedoesA signal placed on a railroad track, exploding as the train passes over it
torpedoesTORPEDO
torpedoesAn electric ray
torpedoesAn explosive device lowered into oil wells to clear obstructions
torpedoesA firework exploding on impact with a hard surface
torpedoesA submarine sandwich
torpedoesA cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target