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depth charge noun[ C ] uk /ˈdepθ ˌtʃɑːdʒ/ us /ˈdepθ ˌtʃɑːrdʒ/ a bomb that explodes underwater深水炸弹 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bombs & missiles anti-mine anti-missile anti-radar anti-satellite anti-ship daisy cutter defuse dirty bomb enrich enrichment minefield missile Molotov cocktail mortar mushroom cloud smart bomb smoke bomb submunition superbomb surface-to-air missile
A barrage of depth charges was dropped, exploding at regular intervals far below the surface of the water. A destroyer sighted a submarine, rushed ahead at great speed and dropped a couple of depth charges. But one of the lookouts sighted her and depth charges were fired. I think they set off a depth charge against a submarine. The depth charge crew jumped to their stations and immediately started dropping depth bombs. |