depth bomb
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The depth bomb was dropped, said Colonel Knox, just as a warning.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
In many cases it was not necessary to use the depth bomb at all.
From History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by March, Francis Andrew
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)
