Wasserbombe
German, noun/ˈvasɐˌbɔmbə/
Wasserbombe is spelled W-A-S-S-E-R-B-O-M-B-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 247,831st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wasserbombe is a German feminine noun meaning “depth charge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anti-U-Boot-Waffe; wird in einer bestimmten Tiefe zur Explosion gebracht”.
What does Wasserbombe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedepth charge
- 2
femininewater bomb, water balloon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anti-U-Boot-Waffe; wird in einer bestimmten Tiefe zur Explosion gebracht 2. mit Wasser gefüllter Ballon
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Wasserbombe
- Wasserbomben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Wasserbombe?
- /ˈvasɐˌbɔmbə/
- [ˈvasɐˌbɔmbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Wasserbombe in German?
Wasserbombe appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).