Examples of 'depth charge' in a sentence
Meaning of "depth charge"
depth charge: A depth charge is a type of explosive device used in underwater warfare, typically dropped or launched from a ship to detonate below the surface and damage submarines or other submerged targets. It is designed to explode at a preset depth to create underwater concussive effects
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- A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.
- Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”)
- To attack (a target, usually a submarine) with depth charges.
How to use "depth charge" in a sentence
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Shut off for depth charge attack.
A depth charge burst with a frigh ul explosion.
Stand clear of the depth charge racks.
Depth charge launch rails were also installed.
Their main weapon was the depth charge.
Sonar and depth charge rails were added.
It retreats only after repeated depth charge strikes.
That depth charge brought him up.
Weatherwax ordered depth charge runs.
The depth charge fuses were on too shallow a setting.
Stand by for depth charge attack.
Depth charge launching rails were also installed.
Prepare for depth charge attack.
All compartments rig ship for depth charge.
Rig for depth charge attack.
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They also carried a pair of depth charge rails.
Another depth charge on the way.
The escort promptly began a depth charge barrage.
An intense depth charge attack followed.
Rig for silent running and depth charge.
Like throwing a depth charge at a submarine.
Depth charge on its way.
All hands rig for depth charge on the double.
Depth charge in the water.
Ready for depth charge.
The depth charge attacks of the accompanying ships were ineffective.
At any second the first depth charge will explode.
Depth charge detonating.
Stand by for a depth charge.
The depth charge.
This was the first use of the depth charge in action.
Depth charge projectors.
Your destroyer almost put a depth charge down my throat.
Depth charge projector.
Or drop their depth charge.
A depth charge fitted with a nuclear warhead is known as a nuclear depth bomb.
So he goes fishing with a depth charge and a big net.
A depth charge was dropped but no immediate evidence of damage was found.
Either he drops a depth charge.
He then escaped the depth charge attacks of the escorting destroyers.
Analysts took it to be a depth charge.
It was apparent that a depth charge had severely damaged the submarine.
Also known as a shot in the dark and depth charge.
Big as a depth charge.
Those three words will kill a crew dead as a depth charge.
Bombs were dropped by aircraft and depth charge attacks were made by ships.
Those three words will kill a boy the same as a depth charge.
A transonic depth charge.
The depth charge run was followed by a ramming attempt on a submarine at periscope depth.
And your destroyers almost put a depth charge down my throat.
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