mortar

Example Sentences

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Transfer to a plate to cool, then finely grind in a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder.

From Washington Post

Several have been arrested on terrorism charges and caches of weapons, including mortars, missiles, and ammunition, have been uncovered, according to the security media cell.

From Seattle Times

Sitting on a shelf are his military identification tags, the tailfins of a spent mortar and a piece of shrapnel stopped by his body armor.

From Seattle Times

There, archaeologists found a variety of homes made of beach rock and lime mortar, ranging from cramped quarters to more sprawling homes with courtyards, suggesting a social stratification, Power said.

From Seattle Times

After carrying out raids at two schools and a factory, they were ambushed and took heavy gunfire, including from mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.

From New York Times