Other galaxies similar to the Milky Way hint at what lies in the depths of space.
depths in British English
a low moral standard
He said it was absolutely disgraceful that anyone should sink to such depths.
His article really sank to new depths.
They will have uncovered new depths of human depravity.
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Examples of 'depths' in a sentence
depths
He dives down into the murky depths.
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All related terms of 'depths'
depth
The depth of something such as a river or hole is the distance downwards from its top surface, or between its upper and lower surfaces.
the depths
deep sea
murky depths
The depths are places that are a long way below the surface of the sea or earth.
plumb the depths
to be an example of extremely bad behaviour
the depths of sth
the deepest, most intense , or most severe part
to plumb new depths
If you say that something plumbs new depths , you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad .
to plumb the depths
If someone plumbs the depths of an unpleasant emotion or quality, they experience it or show it to an extreme degree.
vortex depth
The vortex depth is the depth below an impeller at which its influence can still be seen in a mixed fluid.
defence in depth
the act or practice of positioning successive mutually supporting lines of defence in a given area