periscope depth

collocation in English

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periscope
noun[C]
uk
/ˈper.ɪ.skəʊp/us
/ˈper.ɪ.skoʊp/
a long, vertical tube containing a set of mirrors that gives you a view of what is above you when you look through the bottom of ...
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depth
noun
uk
/depθ/us
/depθ/
the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface ...
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(Definition ofperiscopeanddepthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofperiscope depth

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When they do occur, they arise either from the entanglement of submarines in trawled fishing gear or from collisions between surface craft and submarines operating atperiscopedepth.
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She evaded the destroyer in a rain squall and around 1200 attempted to come toperiscopedepth.
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In snorkeling mode, travelling at low speed atperiscopedepthusing an extendable air-breathing system, the submarine can continue at up to 12 kn.
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The change in salinity and density of the seawater caused her to dive abruptly fromperiscopedepthto 125 ft in about 40 seconds.
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Within five minutes, she was operating atperiscopedepth.
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She evaded the enemy escorts and came up toperiscopedepthto observe the results.
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The depth charge run was followed by a ramming attempt on a submarine atperiscopedepth.
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The boat then fired her torpedoes atperiscopedepthand scored hits on both ships.
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In the afternoon, she closed a six-ship convoy; but, as she came toperiscopedepthfor a final check, she was spotted from the air.
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The external tubes were dropped from later vessels because they generated a large bow wave and made depth keeping more difficult atperiscopedepth.
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Adding to the pilots difficulties, the craft lacked compensating and trimming tanks, making staying atperiscopedeptha near impossibility.
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Between 0928 and 0955, she grounded several more times atperiscopedepth.
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Undamaged, she returned toperiscopedepthand resumed the attack.
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Less than ten minutes later, she returned toperiscopedepthto engage her adversary.
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At 10:45, she came toperiscopedepthto observe the damage.
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The submarine later returned toperiscopedepth, but no ships were in sight.
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Sonar reported two more explosions before the submarine came back up toperiscopedepthto resume the attack.
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As she came toperiscopedepthwithin attack range of the cruiser, she was sighted by one of the escorts approximately away.
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The boat submerged toperiscopedepthin time to observe two enemy destroyers rapidly approaching.
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At 08:46,periscopedepthwas again ordered.
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