depth charge
Example Sentences
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“He hit the fish right on the head. I swear, man. It was like a depth charge. He frickin’ nailed this thing.
From Seattle Times
They included anti-submarine depth charges and smoke floats used to lay down cover for warships.
From Seattle Times
Among the munitions documented were Hedgehog and Mark 9 depth charges — explosives that were typically dropped from warships to attack submarines.
From Los Angeles Times
Such stark images arrive like visual depth charges in a new illustrated story co-scripted by a civil rights attorney turned Harvard law professor.
From Washington Post
"The ships of the two countries, with the support of anti-submarine aviation, jointly searched for a submarine of a conditional enemy and fired a volley of jet depth charges," the ministry said.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
