Mortar
11mortar — mortar1 /mawr teuhr/, n. 1. a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle. 2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground. 3. a cannon very… …
12mortar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. VERB + MORTAR ▪ be armed with, have ▪ Their troops were armed with mortars and machine guns …
13mortar — mor|tar [ˈmo:tə US ˈmo:rtər] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Old French; Origin: mortier, from Latin mortarium] 1.) [U] a mixture of ↑cement or ↑lime, and sand and water, used in building for holding bricks or stones together 2.) a heavy gun that fires… …
14mortar — [[t]mɔ͟ː(r)tə(r)[/t]] mortars 1) N COUNT A mortar is a big gun which fires missiles high into the air over a short distance. The two sides exchanged fire with artillery, mortars and small arms... He was killed in a mortar attack. 2) N UNCOUNT… …
15mortar — n. type of cannon 1) a trench mortar bowl 2) a mortar and pestle * * * [ mɔːtə] [ bowl ] a mortar and pestle [ type of cannon ] a trench mortar …
16mortar — 1. noun /ˈmɔːtɘ(ɹ)/ a) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones. b) A muzzle loading, indirect fire weapon with either a rifled or smooth …
17mortar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cannon, howitzer; cement, bond; vessel, cup; grinder, crucible. See arms, connection. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A receptacle used with a pestle] Syn. basin, pot, caldron; see bowl . 2. [A short barreled… …
18mortar — UK [ˈmɔː(r)tə(r)] / US [ˈmɔrtər] noun Word forms mortar : singular mortar plural mortars 1) [uncountable] a substance used in building for joining bricks or stones, made by mixing together sand, water, and lime See: bricks and mortar 2)… …
19mortar — mortar1 noun 1》 a short smooth bore gun for firing bombs at high angles. 2》 a cup shaped receptacle in which ingredients are crushed or ground in cooking or pharmacy. verb attack or bombard with bombs fired from a mortar. Origin OE, from OFr.… …
20mortar — I mor•tar [[t]ˈmɔr tər[/t]] n. 1) a bowl shaped receptacle of hard material in which substances are pounded or ground with a pestle 2) any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground 3) mil a cannon very short in… …
