mortars
noun
- 1
A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
- 2
A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
- 3
A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
verb
- 1
To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
- 2
To pound in a mortar.
- 3
To fire a mortar (weapon).
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