plural mortars
plural mortars
Learner's definition of MORTAR
1
[count] : a heavy, deep bowl in which seeds, spices, etc., are pounded or crushed with a heavy tool (called a pestle)臼;研钵
2
[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 3
[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]