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 [ˈmɔːtə]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a mixture of cement or lime or both with sand and water, used as a bond between bricks or stones or as a covering on a wall

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a muzzle-loading cannon having a short barrel and relatively wide bore that fires low-velocity shells in high trajectories over a short range

3. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a similar device for firing lifelines, fireworks, etc.

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a vessel, usually bowl-shaped, in which substances are pulverized with a pestle

5. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining a cast-iron receptacle in which ore is crushed

vb (tr)

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to join (bricks or stones) or cover (a wall) with mortar

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fire on with mortars

3. Midland English dialect to trample (on)

[from Latin mortārium basin in which mortar is mixed; in some senses, via Old French mortier substance mixed inside such a vessel]

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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.

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"

Translations

mortar [ˈmɔːtəʳ]

A. N

1. (= cannon) → mortero m

2. (= cement) → argamasa f, mortero m
see also brick A1

3. (= bowl) → mortero m

B. VT (Mil) → bombardear con morteros

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mortar [ˈmɔː^rtə^r] n → mortier m
pestle and mortar → pilon et mortier

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mortar¹

n

(= bowl) → Mörser m

(= cannon) → Minenwerfer m

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mortar²

n (= cement) → Mörtel m

vt → mörteln

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mortar [ˈmɔːtəʳ] n

a. (cannon, bowl) → mortaio

b. (cement) → malta

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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

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mortar²

n mortar [ˈmoːtə]

a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks. mortier مِدْفَع هاون минохвъргачка minomet mortér der Granatwerfer όλμος mortero mortiir خمپاره انداز mörssäri mortier מַרגֶמָה मॉर्टर vrsta kratkometne puške mozsárágyú mortir sprengjuvarpa mortaio 臼砲 박격포 mortyra, minosvaidis mortīra mortar mortier bombekaster moździerz mortier миномёт mínomet možnar minobacač granatkastare ปืนสั้น havan topu 迫擊砲 мортира; міномет چوڑے دہانے کی چھوٹی توپ súng cối 迫击炮

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mortar³

n mortar [ˈmoːtə]

a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle. vysel هاون хаван hmoždíř, třecí miska morter der Mörser γουδί mortero, almirez uhmer هاون داروسازى huhmar mortier מַכתֵש खरल मूसल posuda za mrvljenje mozsár cobek mortél, steytill mortaio 乳鉢 막자 사발, 분쇄기 grūstuvė, piesta miezeris cobek mortier, vijzel morter moździerz mojar ступка mažiar možnar avan mortel ครก havan, dibek 研缽 ступка کھرل cối giã 研钵

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mortar → مدفع الهاون, ملاط malta, minomet mørtel, morter Mörser, Mörtel κονίαμα, όλμος argamasa, mortero kranaatinheitin, laasti mortier granata, žbuka calce, mortaio モルタル, 臼砲 모르타르, 박격포 mortel, mortier bombekaster, (mur)puss wojsko, zaprawa murarska argamassa, morteiro миномет, строительный раствор granatkastare, murbruk ปืนใหญ่ขนาดเล็ก, ส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมนต์กับน้ำและทราย harç, havan topu súng cối, vữa 灰浆, 迫击炮