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Word: Mortar
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English mortere (in mortar (sense 2 of the noun)), from Old French mortier, from Latin mortarium (to which the English spelling was later assimilated)
ˈmɔːtə
a short smooth-bore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles
Short Definition:gun for firing shells
Examples:- mortars and machine guns
- nine civilians died in a horrific mortar attack
a cup-shaped receptacle in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used in cooking or pharmacy
Short Definition:receptacle in which ingredients are ground
Examples:- a pestle and mortar
Word: Mortar
Speech Type: Verb
ˈmɔːtə
attack or bombard with a mortar
Short Definition:attack with mortar
Examples:- the Commando positions were being heavily mortared
- at first light the mortaring and sniping started
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