Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depth charge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: depth charge
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the purposes of attacking a submerged enemy, especially a submarine.

noun

Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).

verb

To attack (a target, usually a submarine) with depth charges.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The trailblazing Oaxacan chef Alejandro Ruiz […] has spiked this black-bean sauce with a hidden depth charge of flavor: patches of foliage from a local avocado tree. The leaves electrify the sauce with an unexpected thrum of black licorice."
"After the freighter was torpedoed, its escorting destroyers depth charged the submarine for two hours, but failed to sink it."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

depth charges (plural) depth charges (present, singular) depth charging (participle, present) depth charged (participle, past) depth charged (past) depth-charge (alternative)

Synonyms

depth bomb ashcan bomb shot

Questions

What does depth charge mean?: A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, 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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