mortir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mortier, from Middle Dutch mortier, from Middle French mortier, from Old French [Term?], from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɔr.tɪr]
  • Hyphenation: mor‧tir

Noun

mortir

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

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