Mortar - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɔːrtər|  American pronunciation of the word mortar
Brit.  |ˈmɔːtə|  British pronunciation of the word mortar

noun

- a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range (syn: howitzer)
- used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall
- a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

verb

- plaster with mortar
mortar the wall

Extra examples

A cameraman was killed when his vehicle came under mortar fire.

...the mortar slowly concreted in the mold...

Mortar hardens by drying.

The barley for soup was pearled in a large wooden mortar.

You'll need a pestle and mortar to grind the spices.

The whole of the work is to be flushed up with mortar or cement.

Word forms

noun
singular: mortar
plural: mortars
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