depth bomb
Example Sentences
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With easy, informal Rooseveltian technique, Mr. Davis dropped his naval depth bomb at a luncheon tendered him by U. S. correspondents.
From Time Magazine Archive
The destroyer did drop one depth bomb, and the vibrations thereupon ceased.
From Time Magazine Archive
The depth bomb was dropped, said Colonel Knox, just as a warning.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would mean that the "Grigsby" was instantly to release, over the stern, a depth bomb.
From Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
The command had already been passed to the men stationed by the depth bomb to let go as soon as the messenger gave the word from the operator.
From Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
