mortar

mor·tar  (môrtr)

n.

1. A vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.

2. A machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed.

3.

a. A portable, muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories.

b. Any of several similar devices, such as one that shoots life lines across a stretch of water.

4. Any of various bonding materials used in masonry, surfacing, and plastering, especially a plastic mixture of cement or lime, sand, and water that hardens in place and is used to bind together bricks or stones.

tr.v. mor·tared, mor·tar·ing, mor·tars

1. To bombard with mortar shells.

2. To plaster or join with mortar.

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[Middle English morter, from Old English mortere and from Old French mortier, both from Latin mortrium; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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mortar

Noun

1. a small cannon that fires shells in high arcs

2. a mixture of cement or lime or both with sand and water, used to hold bricks or stones together

3. a vessel, usually bowl-shaped, in which substances are crushed with a pestle

Verb

1. to fire on with mortars

2. to join bricks or stones with mortar [Latin mortarium basin in which mortar is mixed]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mortar - a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range howitzer, trench mortar high-angle gun - a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
	2.	mortar - used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall building material - material used for constructing buildings cement - a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
	3.	mortar - a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Verb	1.	mortar - plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall" masonry - the craft of a mason daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"

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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.

Translations

mortar [ˈmɔːtəʳ] n → argamasa;

(implement) → mortero

mortar [ˈmɔːtəʳ] n → mortier m

mortar [ˈmɔːtəʳ] n (Mil) → Minenwerfer m;

(Constr) → Mörtel m;

(Culin) → Mörser m

mortar [ˈmɔːtəʳ] n (CONSTR) → malta;

(dish) → mortaio

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mortar¹

n mortar [ˈmoːtə]

a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place. messelstof مِلاط хоросан malta mørtel der Mörtel ασβεστοκονίαμα mortero, argamasa mört ملات muurauslaasti mortier מֶלֶט खरल, खल्ला žbuka habarcs adukan semen hræra, steypublanda malta モルタル 모르타르 kalkių/cemento skiedinys java adunan simen metselspecie mørtel zaprawa murarska argamassa mortar строительный раствор malta malta malter murbruk ส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมนต์กับทรายและน้ำ harç 灰泥漿 вапняний розчин تعمیر کا مسالہ vữa 灰泥浆