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mortar

Definition:

(nou) a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range (nou) used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall (nou) a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈmɔːtə

Examples:

The barrel of the mortar was steel.

Nobody is disputing the bricks and mortar on the ground.

Pulverize the cumin seeds with a mortar and pestle.

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