A bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device.
1 We'll drop a depth bomb or two, and settle Mr.
2 Aft two men stood by the depth bomb apparatus.
3 The depth bomb lashed there was the object to which Ikey called his mates' attention.
4 In that same instant the depth bomb was released for its course over the "Grigsby's" stern.
5 It would mean that the "Grigsby" was instantly to release, over the stern, a depth bomb .
6 Again a column of water rose astern, but this time there was only the normal explosion of the depth bomb .
7 An explosion as powerful as that of a depth bomb near it, is almost certain to cripple it if not destroy it.
8 The four friends from Seacove were not the only members of the ship's company that saw the depth bomb break loose from its fastenings.
9 Not only the depth bombs , but everything else on her decks were lashed.
10 The depth charge crew jumped to their stations and immediately started dropping depth bombs .
11 "Might as well wish for a depth bomb , " Ross began and then stopped.
12 Even when restored by one of Jeeves's depth bombs , one doesn't want this sort of thing after a hard night.
14 "Then a depth bomb should do the business better," Dave shouted back through the megaphone.
15 Having discovered the submarine the destroyer immediately endeavored to ram, dropping depth bombs at the point where they supposed the enemy to be.
16 "Nice place for the Fritzes to swing overboard one of those infernal depth bombs , " muttered Bill Witt.
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