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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, politics, transport, war
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: depth bomb
Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bomb shot
Antonyms: none provided
To attack (a target, usually a submarine) with depth charges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, politics, transport, war
Examples
- After the freighter was torpedoed, its escorting destroyers depth charged the submarine for two hours, but failed to sink it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: depth bomb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bomb
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
глыбі́нная бо́мба
(hlybínnaja bómba)
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Catalan:
càrrega de profunditat
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Chinese Mandarin:
深水炸彈 /深水炸弹
(shēnshuǐ zhàdàn)
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Dutch:
dieptebom
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Dutch:
waterbom
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Finnish:
syvyyspommi
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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German:
Wasserbombe
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Irish:
lánán doimhneachta
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Japanese:
爆雷
(bakurai)
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Korean:
폭뢰
(pongnoe)
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Polish:
bomba głębinowa
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Portuguese:
carga de profundidade
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Portuguese:
bomba de profundidade
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Russian:
глуби́нная бо́мба
(glubínnaja bómba)
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Serbo-Croatian:
дубинска бомба
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Swedish:
sjunkbomb
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
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Ukrainian:
глиби́нна бо́мба
(hlybýnna bómba)
— bomb designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater
