depth charge
noun
: an antisubmarine weapon that consists essentially of a drum filled with explosives which is dropped near a target and descends to a predetermined depth where it explodes
called also depth bomb
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The Curtiss’ 5-inch guns fired on it, and a passing destroyer took it out with depth charges.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Most also carry lightweight weapons, such as depth charges and torpedoes, but generally other platforms are used to attack submarines.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Faster is vital, because in their watery graves, the many land and naval mines, U-boat torpedoes, depth charges, artillery shells, chemical weapons, aerial bombs, and incendiary devices have corroded over almost 80 years.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
For instance, Russia fields a substantial number of naval nuclear weapons, including antiship cruise missiles, nuclear torpedoes, and nuclear depth charges.
—Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Most also carry lightweight weapons, such as depth charges and torpedoes, but generally other platforms are used to attack submarines.
—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Faster is vital, because in their watery graves, the many land and naval mines, U-boat torpedoes, depth charges, artillery shells, chemical weapons, aerial bombs, and incendiary devices have corroded over almost 80 years.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
For instance, Russia fields a substantial number of naval nuclear weapons, including antiship cruise missiles, nuclear torpedoes, and nuclear depth charges.
—Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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“Depth charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depth%20charge. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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