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Mortar
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
mixture
of
lime
or
cement
,
sand
and water used for
bonding
building
blocks.
●
A
hollow
vessel
used to
pound
,
crush
,
rub
,
grind
or
mix
ingredients
with a pestle.
●
In Military:
A
short
,
heavy
, large-bore
cannon
designed
for
indirect fire
at very
steep
trajectories.
●
In Military:
A
relatively
lightweight
, often
portable
indirect fire
weapon
which
transmits
recoil
to a
base plate
and is
designed
to
lob
explosive
shells
at very
steep
trajectories.
●
In
paper
milling
, a
trough
in which
material
is hammered.
Verb
●
To use
mortar
or
plaster
to
join
two things together.
●
To
pound
in a mortar.
●
To
fire
a
mortar
(weapon).
●
To
attack
(someone
or something
) using a
mortar
(weapon).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mortar
English
mortier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
mortarium
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Artillery
Cement
Concrete
Brick
Bricks
Howitzer
Sand
Plaster
Masonry
Shrapnel
Cannon
Clay
Projectile
Munition
Gravel
Grenades
Paste
Asphalt
Binder
Material
Adhesive
Cementitious
Slab
Lime
Rocket
Shells
Grout
Resin
Concretes
Sawblade
Powder
Explosives
Aggregate
Stone
Bitumen
Epoxy
Soil
Ballista
Slag
Steel
Bunker
Mould
Portland Cement
Rocket Launcher
Grenade Launcher
Compressive Strength
Machine Gun
Recoilless Rifle
Bouncing Betty
Heavy Artillery
Tank Destroyer
Fly Ash
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Rhymes
Mortar
Exhorter
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