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depth charging

depth charging is the present participle and gerund 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 charging

What is depth charging the present participle and gerund of?
Depth charging is the present participle and gerund of depth charge.

Words near depth charging in the dictionary

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

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