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Meaning ofmortarin English

mortar

us//ˈmɔr.tər//uk//ˈmɔː.tə//

Pluralmortars
Past Tensemortared
Participle Verbmortaring
Third Person Singularmortars

Definitions

Noun
1. a cannon for high-angle fire; used in warfare
2. a building material mix (lime, sand, water)
  The builder mixed cement, sand, and water to create a strong mortar.
3. a muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon
  The army deployed a mortar to attack the enemy's base.
4. a bowl for grinding or mixing ingredients with a pestle
  The pharmacist used a mortar to grind the herbs into a fine powder.
Verb
1. to fire a mortar weapon
  The soldiers were trained to mortar enemy positions.

Compounds / Phrases

brick and mortar bricks and mortar mortarboards mortarless mortarman mortarmen