MORTARS

A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

A muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories.

A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

To use mortar or plaster to join two things together.

To pound in a mortar.

To fire a mortar (weapon).