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depth charge
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Princeton's WordNet
depth charge, depth bombnoun
a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device
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depth chargenoun
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.
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depth charge
A depth charge is a type of explosive weapon that is specifically designed to be dropped into the water from a ship or aircraft and to detonate at a certain depth, creating a powerful shockwave to damage or destroy underwater targets such as submarines.
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Depth charge
A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon intended to destroy or cripple a target submarine by the shock of exploding near it. Most use conventional explosives and a fuze set to go off at a preselected depth in the ocean. Depth charges can be dropped by surface ships, patrol aircraft, or helicopters. The depth charge has now largely been replaced by anti-submarine homing torpedoes. A depth charge fitted with a nuclear warhead is known as a nuclear depth bomb. These were designed to be dropped from a patrol plane or deployed by anti-submarine missile from a surface ship, or another submarine, located a safe distance away. All nuclear anti-submarine weapons were withdrawn from service by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China in or around 1990. They were replaced by conventional weapons that provided ever-increasing accuracy and range as ASW technology improved.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of depth charge in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of depth charge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Translations for depth charge
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- syvyyspommiFinnish
- глуби́нная бо́мбаRussian
- дубинска бомбаSerbo-Croatian
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