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depth charged

depth charged is the simple past and past participle of depth charge.

Meaning of depth charge

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.

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Questions about depth charged

What is depth charged the simple past and past participle of?
Depth charged is the simple past and past participle of depth charge.

Words near depth charged in the dictionary

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

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