MORTAR

Mortar

A mortar is an indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as bombs at low velocities, short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It is typically muzzle-loading and has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber.

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mortar

Noun

  1. A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding bricks and stones.
  2. A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.
  3. A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

Verb

  1. To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.
  2. To fire a mortar (weapon)


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