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depth charge

depth charge noun: 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.

Noun

depth charge (plural depth charges)

  1. 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.
    • The trailblazing Oaxacan chef Alejandro Ruiz […] has spiked this black-bean sauce with a hidden depth charge of flavor: patches of foliage from a local avocado tree. The leaves electrify the sauce with an unexpected thrum of black licorice.2014 October 25, Jeff Gordinier, “In search of the perfect taco”, in T: The New York Times Style Magazine (international edition), page 100
    Synonyms:
    depth bomb, ashcan
  2. Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).
    Synonyms:
    bomb shot

Verb

depth charge (third-person singular simple present depth charges, present participle depth charging, simple past and past participle depth charged)

  1. (transitive) To attack (a target, usually a submarine) with depth charges.
    • After the freighter was torpedoed, its escorting destroyers depth charged the submarine for two hours, but failed to sink it.

depth charge meaning in Tamil

depth charge in Tamil

நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு

Synonyms of depth charge

Forms of depth charge

Noun
pluraldepth charges
Verb
third-person singular presentdepth charges
present participledepth charging
past participledepth charged
pastdepth charged
alternative formdepth-charge

Questions about depth charge

What does depth charge mean?
Depth charge means 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.
What is depth charge in Tamil?
Depth charge in Tamil is நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு. See Depth charge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is depth charge?
Depth charge can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of depth charge?
The plural of depth charge is depth charges.

Words near depth charge in the dictionary

  1. Deptford pink
  2. Deptford pinks
  3. depth
  4. depth bomb
  5. depth bombs
  6. depth charge
  7. depth charged
  8. depth charges
  9. depth charging
  10. depth gauge
  11. depth gauges

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