mortar
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/ˈmɔːrtər/
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/ˈmɔːtə(r)/
A paste used to stick bricks and stones together in construction.
The builder mixed the mortar carefully to ensure a strong bond.
建築工人仔細混合砂漿以確保牢固粘合。
A type of weapon that launches explosive shells at high trajectories.
The village came under intense mortar fire during the conflict.
在衝突期間,村莊遭到了猛烈的迫擊炮火襲擊。
A bowl used for crushing substances into a fine powder with a pestle.
She used the mortar to grind the spices into a fine powder.
她用研缽將香料磨成細粉。
To attack a location by firing mortars at it.
The enemy positions were mortared throughout the night.
敵軍陣地整夜都遭到了迫擊炮的轟炸。