Sekirov Dictionary

depth charge

noun 2
verb 1
forms 6

noun2

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.
Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).

verb1

•
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.

forms

depth charged · depth-charged · depth charging · depth-charging · depth charges · depth-charges

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