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depth charge meaning in Tamil

நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு

depth charge in Tamil: நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு. In English, 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.

Tamil words for depth charge

நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு

English meaning of depth charge

  1. 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.
  2. noun Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).
  3. verb To attack (a target, usually a submarine) with depth charges.

Full definition of depth charge

depth charge in a sentence

  • After the freighter was torpedoed, its escorting destroyers depth charged the submarine for two hours, but failed to sink it.

Synonyms of depth charge

Questions about depth charge in Tamil

What is the meaning of depth charge in Tamil?
Depth charge in Tamil is நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு.
depth charge என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Depth charge: நீர்மூழ்கி வெடிகுண்டு.
What does depth charge mean in English?
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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: depth charge (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: depth charge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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