Examples of 'depth charges' in a sentence

Meaning of "depth charges"

depth charges - This phrase typically refers to explosive devices that are dropped from ships or aircraft to detonate underwater, usually used for attacking submarines. It can also be used metaphorically to describe actions or measures taken to expose or undermine hidden or underlying issues or problems
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How to use "depth charges" in a sentence

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Depth charges will be dropped in the area.
The accuracy of the depth charges was devastating.
Depth charges are fired against a suspected submarine.
We have expended a third of our depth charges.
Kalderan depth charges are entering the atmosphere.
A chance to try out the depth charges.
Four more depth charges on the way.
Our escort must be dropping depth charges.
The nuclear depth charges were not recovered.
Probably handle about a dozen or so depth charges.
Torpedo or depth charges carried in internal bay.
We got around two hundred depth charges.
Depth charges can be hoisted onto a ship.
The tanker dropped two depth charges.
Depth charges on the way down.

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Rose unsuccessfully counterattacked with depth charges.
Put the depth charges on safe.
And destroyers are cranking up depth charges.
Wexford fired depth charges at bertha.
Depth charges were released just there.
Keep those depth charges moving.
Depth charges are dropped on submerged submarines.
Send over eight depth charges.
The depth charges were all above us.
Give us a chance to try out the depth charges.
Depth charges caused minor damage.
Not to mention the depth charges.
Depth charges were soon modified to take account of this.
They will be dropping depth charges.
The depth charges damaged the saddle tanks.
They got airplanes that dropped depth charges.
Depth charges on their way down.
Ready deployment of all depth charges.
Depth charges on her stern exploded.
Dived avoiding destroyer depth charges.
These depth charges of yours.
Boys armed with bombs and depth charges.
Depth charges were dropped indiscriminately.
Her escorts dropped depth charges.
Fifteen depth charges followed.
Make ourselves some depth charges.
Thirty depth charges were carried.
They could also carry four depth charges.
I still think the depth charges should be put on safe.
Dived to avoid destroyer depth charges.
Prepare depth charges starboard.
A few well placed depth charges.
The depth charges have knocked out our engines.
About to commence dropping depth charges.
The helicopter launches depth charges in an unprovoked act of aggression.

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