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mortar
1[mawr-ter]
noun
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground.
a cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles.
some similar contrivance, as for throwing pyrotechnic bombs or a lifeline.
verb (used with or without object)
to attack with mortar fire or shells.
mortar
2[mawr-ter]
noun
a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
any of various materials or compounds for bonding together bricks, stones, etc..
Bitumen was used as a mortar.
verb (used with object)
to plaster or fix with mortar.
mortar
/ ˈɔːə /
noun
a mixture of cement or lime or both with sand and water, used as a bond between bricks or stones or as a covering on a wall
a muzzle-loading cannon having a short barrel and relatively wide bore that fires low-velocity shells in high trajectories over a short range
a similar device for firing lifelines, fireworks, etc
a vessel, usually bowl-shaped, in which substances are pulverized with a pestle
mining a cast-iron receptacle in which ore is crushed
verb
to join (bricks or stones) or cover (a wall) with mortar
to fire on with mortars
dialectto trample (on)
Other Word Forms
- mortarless adjective
- mortary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mortar1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mortar1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"You can feel the intensity of Russian assaults increasing. Rockets, mortars, drones, they're using everything they have to cut off supply routes going into the city," says Serhii.
While the old Leitch architecture gave the Goodison Park structure something unique, it also possesses something bricks and mortar simply cannot provide.
The brand still exists online, but what remains of the hundreds of bricks and mortar shops that were once dotted across the UK?
But from the artillery position we heard the sounds of continuous explosions – incoming and outgoing mortar fire - evidence that there was no ceasefire in the trenches and on the frontlines.
In the village, two homes had been torn apart by mortars.
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