DEPTH CHARGE

Meaning of DEPTH CHARGE in English

an explosive device that is used against submarines and other underwater targets, and is usually set to detonate at a predetermined depth. Also called depth bomb .

[ 1915-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DEPTH CHARGE — noun Date: 1917 an antisubmarine weapon that consists essentially of a drum filled with explosives which is dropped near a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEPTH CHARGE — or depth bomb Weapon used by ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines. Developed by the British in World War …
Английский словарь Британика
DEPTH-CHARGE — transitive verb or depth-bomb ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: depth charge or depth bomb : to attack, damage, or destroy with a depth …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEPTH CHARGE — noun or depth bomb : a projectile to be exploded underwater against submarines or other underwater targets
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEPTH CHARGE — depth bomb, underwater anti-submarine explosive device designed to detonate at a a certain depth
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEPTH CHARGE — Date: 1917 : an antisubmarine weapon that consists essentially of a drum filled with explosives which is dropped near a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEPTH CHARGE — Function: noun Date: 1917 : an antisubmarine weapon that consists essentially of a drum filled with explosives which is dropped …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEPTH CHARGE — ■ noun an explosive charge designed to explode under water at a preset depth, used for attacking submarines.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEPTH CHARGE — [depth charge] n (1917): an antisubmarine weapon that consists essentially of a drum filled with explosives which is dropped near …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEPTH CHARGE — also called Depth Bomb, a type of weapon that is used by surface ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines. …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEPTH CHARGE — noun a bomb that is set to explode underwater, used to destroy submarines
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPTH CHARGE — ˈdepth charge BrE AmE noun [countable] a bomb that explodes at a particular depth under water
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEPTH CHARGE — ( depth charges) A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPTH CHARGE — (~s) A ~ is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEPTH CHARGE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The depth charge was set for 105.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEPTH CHARGE — or depth bomb Weapon used by ships or aircraft to attack submerged submarines. Developed by the British in World War …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DEPTH CHARGE
Dirty English-Russian vocab
DEPTH CHARGE — n. to drop a ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DEPTH CHARGE — (военное) глубинная бомба
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb (военное) забросать глубинными бомбами
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEPTH CHARGE — = depth bomb
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEPTH-CHARGE — - depth-bomb
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEPTH CHARGE — (v) забросать глубинными бомбами
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DEPTH CHARGE — = depth bomb
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DEPTH CHARGE — = depth bomb
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEPTH CHARGE — глубинная бомба
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEPTH CHARGE — глубинная бомба
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEPTH-CHARGE — - depth-bomb
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DEPTH-CHARGE — глубинная бомба
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DEPTH CHARGE — глубинная бомба
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
DEPTH CHARGE — глубинная бомба
Англо-Русский морской словарь
DEPTH-CHARGE — = depth-bomb (военное) забросать глубинными бомбами
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEPTH CHARGE — (военное) глубинная бомба
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARGE — I. ˈchärj, ˈchȧj verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carricare, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEPTH — ˈdepth noun ( plural depths -ps also -pt(h)s) Etymology: Middle English, probably from dep deep + -th — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEPTH — — depthless , adj. /depth/ , n. 1. a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARGE — — chargeless , adj. /chahrj/ , v. , charged, charging , n. v.t. 1. to impose or ask as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARGE — I. ˈchärj noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from charger Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete : a material load …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEPTH — noun ( plural depths ˈdepths, ˈdep(t)s) Etymology: Middle English, from dep deep Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEPTH — noun lowness; as, depth of sound. 2. depth ·noun a pair of toothed wheels which work together. 3. depth ·add. …
Webster English vocab
CHARGE
Webster English vocab
DEPTH — / depθ; NAmE / noun MEASUREMENT 1. [ C , U ] the distance from the top or surface to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHARGE — / tʃɑːdʒ; NAmE tʃɑːrdʒ/ noun , verb ■ noun MONEY 1. [ C , U ] charge (for sth) the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPTH — depth S3 W3 /depθ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ deep , ↑ depth ; adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHARGE — I. charge 1 S1 W1 /tʃɑːdʒ $ tʃɑːrdʒ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . PRICE [uncountable and countable] the amount of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEPTH — n. 1 a deepness (the depth is not great at the edge). b the measurement from the top down, from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHARGE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a ask (an amount) as a price (charges ø5 a ticket). b ask (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEPTH — n. 1 a deepness (the depth is not great at the edge). b the measurement from the top down, from …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHARGE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a ask (an amount) as a price (charges $5 a ticket). b ask (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEPTH — n.1 a deepness (the depth is not great at the edge). b the measurement from the top down, from the …
Oxford English vocab
CHARGE — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a ask (an amount) as a price (charges {pound}5 a ticket). b ask (a …
Oxford English vocab
DEPTH — ( depths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The depth of something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHARGE — ( charges, charging, charged) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEPTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a depth gauge ▪ A depth gauge is essential for telling you how deep you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHARGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a charge/store card (= one that allows you to buy things from a particular …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEPTH — сущ. 1) глубина а) измеряемая от поверхности вглубь to reach a depth ≈ опуститься на глубину The arrow penetrated to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARGE — 1. сущ. 1) а) заряд charge of gunpowder ≈ пороховой заряд positive (negative) charge ≈ положительный (отрицательный) заряд б) амер. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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