mortar

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"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Accordingly, in the White House video, a +100 integer flashes on-screen when a mortar shell connects with its target, as if the president himself were landing trick shots on his Twitch stream.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

“Paint traps moisture, ruins the mortar, weakens and cracks the rock,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

"For even basic interventions to be done we need cement or lime mortar which is not available."

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

In cold weather they had a lot of trouble getting the mortar to set.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier