DEPTH CHARGE


Meaning of DEPTH CHARGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1917

: an antisubmarine weapon that consists essentially of a drum filled with explosives which is dropped near a target and descends to a predetermined depth where it explodes — called also depth bomb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.