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Mortar
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morteiro, lançador de granadas
a short-barreled, muzzle-loaded artillery piece that fires explosive shells at high angles for close-range support
Exemplos
The soldiers set up a mortar to provide fire support for advancing infantry units.
Os soldados montaram um morteiro para fornecer apoio de fogo às unidades de infantaria em avanço.
Mortars are portable artillery pieces capable of firing high-explosive shells over short to medium distances.
Os morteiros são peças de artilharia portáteis capazes de disparar projéteis altamente explosivos a curtas e médias distâncias.
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a mixture, typically of sand, lime, or cement, used to bond masonry units together or to coat walls
Exemplos
The mason spread mortar between the bricks.
Fresh mortar was applied to seal gaps in the wall.
03
a bowl for crushing and blending materials with a pestle
Exemplos
She crushed the spices in a small mortar with a wooden pestle.
Pharmacists traditionally used a mortar to prepare medications.
to mortar
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to coat or join surfaces using a mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime
Exemplos
The mason mortared the bricks carefully to ensure stability.
Workers mortared the stone wall before it set overnight.
