mortar
🇺🇸
/ˈmɔːrtər/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɔːtə(r)/
noun
R
A paste used to stick bricks and stones together in construction.
The builder mixed the mortar carefully to ensure a strong bond.
R
A type of weapon that launches explosive shells at high trajectories.
The village came under intense mortar fire during the conflict.
R
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.
verb
R
To attack a location by firing mortars at it.
The enemy positions were mortared throughout the night.
translation
A paste used to stick bricks and stones together in construction.; A type of weapon that launches explosive shells at high trajectories.; A bowl used for crushing substances into a fine powder with a pestle.
To attack a location by firing mortars at it.
Word Forms
3rd Present
mortars
Past
mortared
Perfect
mortared
Progressive
mortaring
Plural
mortars