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mortar in Arabic

مِلَاط milāṭ

UK/ˈmɔːtə/

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mortar in Arabic: مِلَاط (milāṭ), هَاوُن (hāwun), مِهْرَاس (mihrās), جُرْن (jurn). In English, mortar means a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

Arabic words for mortar

mixture of lime or cement, sand and water
مِلَاط milāṭ
vessel used to grind ingredients
مِهْرَاس mihrās, هَاوُن hāwun, جُرْن jurn, نِجْر nijr
short, heavy, large-bore cannon
هَاوُن hāwun, مِدْفَعُ الهَاوُن midfaʕu l-hāwun
lightweight indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate
هَاوُن hāwun

English meaning of mortar

  1. noun A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
  2. noun A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.
  3. noun A short, heavy, large-bore cannon designed for indirect fire at very steep trajectories.
  4. noun A relatively lightweight, often portable indirect fire weapon which transmits recoil to a base plate and is designed to lob explosive shells at very steep trajectories.

Full definition of mortar

mortar in a sentence

  • The insurgents snuck up close and mortared the base last night.

Synonyms of mortar

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Questions about mortar in Arabic

What is the meaning of mortar in Arabic?
Mortar in Arabic is مِلَاط (milāṭ), هَاوُن (hāwun), مِهْرَاس (mihrās), جُرْن (jurn).
ما معنى كلمة mortar؟
Mortar: مِلَاط (milāṭ), هَاوُن (hāwun), مِهْرَاس (mihrās), جُرْن (jurn).
What does mortar mean in English?
Mortar means a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

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