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Depth charge   /dɛpθ tʃɑrdʒ/   Listen
Depth charge

noun
1.
A bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device.  Synonym: depth bomb.





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"Depth charge" Quotes from Famous Books



... able to save them, made the threatening aspects of sea and air seem small indeed. Let the wind shriek through the wire stays and the waves roar and burst about and over the submarine chaser as they listed, none of these dangers equaled that of the depth charge ...
— Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns - Sinking the German U-Boats • Halsey Davidson


Words linked to "Depth charge" :   depth bomb, bomb


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