Definition of depth charge in US English:
depth charge
nounˈdɛp(θ) ˌtʃɑrdʒˈdep(TH) ˌCHärj
An explosive charge designed to be dropped from a ship or aircraft and to explode under water at a preset depth, used for attacking submarines.
Example sentencesExamples
- By the end, when the sonar operator says, ‘splashes’, you yourself brace for the explosion of the depth charge.
- He was given a nuclear depth-bomb: like a depth charge but actually a hydrogen bomb.
- The depth charge could only be effective if a submarine had been detected.
- It drops like a depth charge, followed by an ominous silence, as he composes his words, weighs them and utters each with great earnestness.
- Depth charge after depth charge rained down on the U-boat and up floated the usual tell-tale signs - oil and air bubbles.