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depth charge
noun as in anti-submarine bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The Curtiss’ 5-inch guns fired on it, and a passing destroyer took it out with depth charges.
A father has said his 24-year-old daughter’s suicide hit him like a "depth charge" which "shred things in ways that are difficult to describe".
“He hit the fish right on the head. I swear, man. It was like a depth charge. He frickin’ nailed this thing.
They included anti-submarine depth charges and smoke floats used to lay down cover for warships.
Among the munitions documented were Hedgehog and Mark 9 depth charges — explosives that were typically dropped from warships to attack submarines.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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