Depth and Surface

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Depth noun - Distance measured from the top to the bottom of something.

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Surface is an antonym for depth.

Surface noun - An outer part or layer.

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Depth is an antonym for surface.

Nearby Words: surfaced, surfacing

sheer	sheer depth	sheer surface
small	small depth	small surface
actual	actual depth	actual surface
entire	entire depth	entire surface
Other adjectives: real, new, unknown.

Secondary Fire: You sub's secondary fire was to both drop depth charges, AND use anti-surface/anti-air (depending on whether it was at the surface) attacks.

Source: Video Game / In the Hunt
As she puts it, title character Mike Liberty is "all surface," and Mengsk is "all depth." When she really works at reading him late in the book, she is horrified at what she finds.

Source: Anti-True Sight
These were originally submarine-launched weapons, but now are also used on surface ships by being launched into the water out of a ship's torpedo tubes, then popping back up to the surface and launching into the air, then flying to the target submarine and dropping a torpedo or nuclear depth bomb.

Source: Useful Notes / Naval Weapons

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