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mortar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | howitzer, trench mortar |
| Type of | high-angle gun |
mortar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | vessel |
mortar::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | building material |
Examples of mortar
mortar
She was near the tailgate, facing the turret when the mortar landed with a boom.
From the cnn.com
The phone work stayed in the U.S. But not just in brick-and-mortar call centers.
From the businessweek.com
We were continuously on alert for indirect fire of enemy rocket and mortar fire.
From the news-journalonline.com
They had the mortar attacks under control, so there were very little casualties.
From the news-journalonline.com
Irish army officers blew apart a homemade mortar shell found in the arms bunker.
From the thenewstribune.com
Bricks and mortar is an old favourite when it comes to drumming up extra income.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Eight people were reported dead in a mortar attack by Gaddafi troops last night.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They make holes in mortar or similar, lay eggs in late spring and seal the nest.
From the guardian.co.uk
Face the exposed aggregate to the outside and use mortar to build the bed walls.
From the sfgate.com
- A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- Plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall"
- Used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
- A bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
- A mortar and pestle is a tool used to crush, grind, and mix solid substances (trituration). The pestle is a heavy bat-shaped object, the end of which is used for crushing and grinding. The mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, marble, clay, or stone. ...
- Firestop mortars are most typically used to firestop large openings in walls and floors required to have a fire-resistance rating. They are passive fire protection items. Firestop mortars most often exhibit densities near 1 kg/L. ...
- Mortar is a workable paste used to bind construction blocks together and fill the gaps between them. The blocks may be stone, brick, cinder blocks, etc. Mortar becomes hard when it sets, resulting in a rigid aggregate structure. ...
- A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones; A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with either a rifled or smooth bore. ...
- (Mortars) High-angle fire weapons, making them particularly suitable for Korea's mountainous terrain.
