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1. (n.) mortar
a bowl-shaped receptacle of hard material in which substances are pounded or ground with a pestle.
2. mortar
any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground.
3. mortar
a cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles.
4. mortar
some similar device, as for throwing pyrotechnic bombs or a lifeline.
5. (n.) mortar
a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
6. (v.t.) mortar
to plaster or fix with mortar.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF; OF mortiermortar1, hence the mixture produced in it)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mortar, howitzer, trench mortar
a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
2. (noun) mortar
used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
3. (verb) mortar
a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle
4. (verb) mortar
plaster with mortar
"mortar the wall"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mortar
a strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle
2. (noun) mortar
a short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45¡, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.
3. (noun) mortar
a building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways
4. (noun) mortar
a chamber lamp or light
5. (verb) mortar
to plaster or make fast with mortar
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. mortar
A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with either a rifled or smooth bore. It usually has a shorter range than a howitzer, employs a higher angle of fire, and has a tube with a length of 10 to 20 calibers. See also gun; howitzer.
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Sense: a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place.
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 Afrikaans: messelstof |
 Arabic: مِلاط |
 Bulgarian: хоросан |
 Brazilian: argamassa |
 Czech: malta |
 German: der Mörtel |
 Danish: mørtel |
 Greek: ασβεστοκονίαμα |
 Spanish: mortero, argamasa |
 Estonian: mört |
 Farsi: ملات |
 Finnish: muurauslaasti |
 French: mortier |
 Hebrew: מֶלֶט |
 Hindi: खरल, खल्ला |
 Croatian: žbuka |
 Hungarian: habarcs |
 Indonesian: adukan semen |
 Icelandic: hræra, steypublanda |
 Italian: malta |
 Japanese: モルタル |
 Korean: 모르타르 |
 Lithuanian: kalkių/cemento skiedinys |
 Latvian: java |
 Malay: adunan simen |
 Dutch: metselspecie |
 Norwegian: mørtel |
 Polish: zaprawa murarska |
 Persian: مخلوط از سمنت ريگ وآب، مل |
 Pashto: سږو ګډ مواد اود سمټو اوبو |
 Portuguese: argamassa |
 Romanian: mortar |
 Russian: строительный раствор |
 Slovak: malta |
 Slovenian: malta |
 Serbian: malter |
 Swedish: murbruk |
 Thai: ส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมน |
 Turkish: harç |
 Taiwanese: 灰泥漿 |
 Ukrainian: вапняний розчин |
 Urdu: تعمیر کا مسالہ |
 Vietnamese: vữa |
 Chinese: 灰泥浆 |
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