depth of water

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• depth charge — n a bomb that explodes at a particular depth under water …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• depth charge — noun a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device • Syn: ↑depth bomb • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun or depth bomb : a projectile to be exploded underwater against submarines or other underwater targets * * * an expl …   Useful english dictionary

• Depth gauge — A digital depth gauge combined with a timer and temperature display A depth gauge is a pressure gauge that displays the equivalent depth in water. It is a piece of diving equipment often used by SCUBA divers. Most modern diving depth gauges have… …   Wikipedia

• depth finder — ▪ measurement device also called  echo sounder        device used on ships to determine the depth of water by measuring the time it takes a sound (sonic pulse) produced just below the water surface to return, or echo, from the bottom of the body… …   Universalium

• depth bomb — noun a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water; antisubmarine device • Syn: ↑depth charge • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * noun see depth charge * * * depth bomb or depth charge noun A power …   Useful english dictionary

• Depth — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Depth >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 depth depth Sgm: N 1 deepness deepness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 profundity profundity depression &c.(concavity) 252 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 hollow hollow …   English dictionary for students

• depth-charge — transitive verb or depth bomb ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: depth charge or depth bomb : to attack, damage, or destroy with a depth charge * * * depth charge, an explosive charge dropped from a ship or airplane a …   Useful english dictionary

• water — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydōr, Latin unda wave Date: before 12th century 1. a. the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• depth sounder — /ˈdɛpθ saʊndə/ (say depth sownduh) noun a device for estimating the depth of water beneath a vessel by emitting sonic waves and measuring the time it takes for their echoes to return from the sea floor. Also, depth finder …  

• depth charge — noun (C) a bomb that explodes at a particular depth under water …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• depth-sounder — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an instrument (as a bathymeter or fathometer) for measuring mechanically the depth of water beneath a ship …   Useful english dictionary