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mortar (background) and pestle (foreground)
mor·tar
(môr′tər)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, usually muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories.
b. A shell fired by such a cannon.
c. Any of several similar devices, such as one that shoots life lines across a stretch of water.
d. A short, usually stationary, muzzleloading cannon used from the 1700s to early 1900s to fire large round shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories.
4. Any of various bonding materials used in masonry, surfacing, and plastering, especially a 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.
[Middle English morter, from Old English mortere and from Old French mortier, both from Latin mortārium; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
mortar
(ˈmɔːtə)n
1. (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. (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. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a similar device for firing lifelines, fireworks, etc
4. (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)
6. (Building) to join (bricks or stones) or cover (a wall) with mortar
7. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fire on with mortars
8. dialect Midland English to trample (on)
[C13: from Latin mortārium basin in which mortar is mixed; in some senses, via Old French mortier substance mixed inside such a vessel]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
mor•tar1
(ˈmɔr tər)n.
1. a bowl-shaped receptacle of hard material in which substances are pounded or ground with a pestle.
2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground.
3. a cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles.
4. some similar device, as for throwing pyrotechnic bombs or a lifeline.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English mortere and Old French mortier < Latin mortārium; in definitions 3,4 translation of French mortier < Latin, as above; see -ar2]
mor•tar2
(ˈmɔr tər)n.
1. a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc.
v.t. 2. to plaster or fix with mortar.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French mortier mortar1, hence the mixture produced in it]
mor′tar•less, adj.
mor′tar•y, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
mortar
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
mortar
Past participle: mortared
Gerund: mortaring
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| Noun | 1. |  mortar - a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short rangehigh-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 |
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Translations
مِدْفَع هاونمِدْفَعُ هَاوِنْمِلاطمَلَّاطُهاون
maltaminomettřecí miskahmoždíř
mørtelmortermortér
miinipilduja
kranaatinheitinlaastimörssäriheitinhuhmar
mužaržbuka
habarcsmaltermozsármozsárágyúvakolat
hræra, steypublandamortél, steytillsprengjuvarpa
モルタル臼砲
모르타르박격포
javamiezerismortīra
maltamažiarmínomet
maltamožnar
avanstupa
granatkastaremortelmurbruk
ปืนใหญ่ขนาดเล็กส่วนผสมของปูนขาวหรือซีเมนต์กับน้ำและทราย
súng cốivữa
mortar
[ˈmɔːtəʳ]B. VT (Mil) → bombardear con morteros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mortar
1n
(= bowl) → Mörser m
(= cannon) → Minenwerfer m
mortar
2n (= cement) → Mörtel m
vt → mörteln
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mortar1
(ˈmoːtə) noun a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place.
mortar2
(ˈmoːtə) noun a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks.
mortar3
(ˈmoːtə) noun a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mortar
→ مِدْفَعُ هَاوِنْ, مَلَّاطُ malta, minomet mørtel, morter Mörser, Mörtel κονίαμα, όλμος argamasa, mortero kranaatinheitin, laasti mortier mužar, 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009