mortar

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : pièce d'artillerie à tube court tirant des projectiles sous un angle élevé ; mélange utilisé comme liant dans la maçonnerie ; ou récipient en forme de bol servant à broyer et mélanger des substances avec un pilon.

A noun with multiple meanings: a short-barreled cannon for firing shells at high angles; a mixture used as a bonding agent in masonry; or a bowl-shaped vessel used for grinding and mixing substances with a pestle.

1. Military weaponB2formal

   A short-barreled, muzzle-loading cannon that fires shells at a high angle, typically used for short-range bombardment.

   Mortier (arme)

   • The soldiers fired a mortar from behind the hill.
   • Mortar shells landed near the enemy position.
   • The army used a mortar to launch flares at night.

   Synonymestrench mortar

2. Building materialB1formaltechnical

   A mixture of cement, sand, and water used in construction to bond bricks or stones together or to cover walls.

   Mortier de maçonnerie

   • The bricklayer applied mortar between the bricks.
   • They mixed a fresh batch of mortar for the wall.
   • The old mortar had crumbled and needed replacing.

3. Grinding toolB1formaltechnical

   A strong, bowl-shaped container used with a pestle to crush, grind, or mix substances.

   Mortier (outil de broyage)

   • She ground the spices in a mortar and pestle.
   • The chemist used a mortar to crush the crystals.
   • A traditional mortar is made of stone or ceramic.

• Verbe signifiant appliquer ou lier avec du mortier, ou bombarder avec des obus de mortier.

A verb meaning to apply or join with mortar, or to bombard with mortar shells.

1. Plaster with mortarB2formal

   To apply or fix something using mortar, a mixture of cement, sand, and water used in construction.

   Hourder

   • The bricklayer mortared the bricks together to build the wall.
   • They mortared the gaps between the stones to make the structure solid.
   • He carefully mortared the tiles onto the floor.

   Synonymescementgroutplasterpoint