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mortar meaning in Tamil

காரை kārai

UK/ˈmɔːtə/

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Australia/ˈmoːtə/

mortar in Tamil: காரை (kārai), கல்வம் (kalvam), உரல் (ural). In English, mortar means a mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

Tamil words for mortar

mixture of lime or cement, sand and water
காரை kārai
vessel used to grind ingredients
கல்வம் kalvam, உரல் ural

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of mortar in Tamil?
Mortar in Tamil is காரை (kārai), கல்வம் (kalvam), உரல் (ural).
mortar என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Mortar: காரை (kārai), கல்வம் (kalvam), உரல் (ural).
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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