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life mortar

life mortar noun: a mortar for throwing a shot of some kind to carry a rope from the shore to a ship in distress.

Noun

life mortar (plural life mortars)

  1. (historical) A mortar for throwing a shot of some kind to carry a rope from the shore to a ship in distress.

Forms of life mortar

plurallife mortars

Questions about life mortar

What does life mortar mean?
Life mortar means a mortar for throwing a shot of some kind to carry a rope from the shore to a ship in distress.
What part of speech is life mortar?
Life mortar is a noun.
What is the plural of life mortar?
The plural of life mortar is life mortars.

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