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TOEFL BNC: 7187 COCA: 8303

mortar

mortar /ˈmoɚtɚ/ noun
plural mortars
mortar
/ˈmoɚtɚ/
noun
plural mortars
Learner's definition of MORTAR
[count] : a heavy, deep bowl in which seeds, spices, etc., are pounded or crushed with a heavy tool (called a pestle)臼;研钵
[count] : a military weapon used to fire shells (sense 5a) high into the air at a low speed迫击炮
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
[noncount] : a wet substance that is spread between bricks or stones and that holds them together when it hardens砂浆;灰浆
see also brick-and-mortar, bricks and mortar at 1brick

— mortar

verb mortars; mortared; mortaring [+ object]
TOEFL BNC: 7187 COCA: 8303

mortar

1 of 3

noun (1)

mor·​tar ˈmȯr-tər How to pronounce mortar (audio)
1
: a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
crushed the seeds in a mortar
2
[Middle French mortier]
a
: a portable muzzle-loading weapon having a tube short in relation to its caliber (see caliber sense 2b) that is used to throw bombs at high angles
mortars fired at the enemy positions
b
: any of several similar firing devices

Illustration of mortar

Illustration of mortar
  • M mortar
  • P pestle

mortar

2 of 3

noun (2)

: a plastic building material (such as a mixture of cement, lime, or gypsum plaster with sand and water) that hardens and is used in masonry or plastering
mortarless adjective

mortar

3 of 3

verb

mortared; mortaring; mortars

transitive verb

: to plaster or make fast with mortar

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English morter, from Old English mortere & Anglo-French mortier, from Latin mortarium

Noun (2)

Middle English morter, from Anglo-French morter, mortier, from Latin mortarium

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mortar was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 7187 COCA: 8303
mortar

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MORTAR | MORTAR + VERB | MORTAR + NOUN ADJECTIVEheavy重型迫擊炮They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground.他們無法把重型迫擊炮移過那片沼澤。VERB + MORTARbe armed with, have裝備有/擁有迫擊炮Their troops were armed with mortars and machine guns.他們的軍隊裝備有迫擊炮和機關槍。fire發射迫擊炮MORTAR + VERBburst, explode迫擊炮(彈)爆炸The occasional mortar burst near our truck.偶爾有迫擊炮彈在我們的卡車旁爆炸。land迫擊炮彈落地hit sth迫擊炮擊中⋯MORTAR + NOUNattack, fire迫擊炮炮擊/炮火We were under constant mortar fire.我們遭到迫擊炮的不斷攻擊。bomb, shell迫擊炮彈hit by a mortar shell被迫擊炮彈擊中round迫擊炮彈platoon迫擊炮排carrier迫擊炮車

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