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Definition of Depth charge
1. Noun. A bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device.
Definition of Depth charge
1. Noun. A form of bomb that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Depth Charge
Literary usage of Depth charge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United States Navy in the World War: Official Pictures Selected from the by James Clayton Russell, William Emmet Moore (1921)
""The depth charge crews jumped to their stations and immediately started dropping
depth bombs." While the ship seen in the picture is not the Mount Vernon, ..."
2. Submarine Warfare of To-day: How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished by Charles William Domville-Fife (1920)
"... CHAPTER V THE HYDROPHONE AND THE depth charge OF all the weapons used in the
anti-submarine war the two most important were the hydrophone and the depth ..."
3. Naval Power in the War (1914-1918) by Charles Clifford Gill (1919)
"It is proving in service the equal of any material in use as depth-charge projectors
and has increased the efficiency of depth-charge attack, as it enables ..."
4. Simsadus: London: The American Navy in Europe by John Langdon Leighton (1920)
"The introduction of the depth charge altered and improved the situation. The depth
charge was similar in appearance and size to a hogshead, and was filled ..."
5. Simsadus: London: The American Navy in Europe by John Langdon Leighton (1920)
"The introduction of the depth charge altered and improved the situation. The depth
charge was similar in appearance and size to a hogshead, and was filled ..."
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