trench mortar

noun

a portable, muzzle-loaded mortar, usually having a smooth bore, fired at high angles of elevation to reach concealed enemy targets.

Origin of trench mortar

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby trench mortar

trencherman, trenches, trench fever, trench foot, trench knife, trench mortar, trench mouth, trench warfare, trend, Trendelenburg position, Trendelenburg's sign

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Example sentences from the Web for trench mortar

Trench-mortar projectiles are so large, and they describe so leisurely an arc before they fall, that men have time to run.
Prairie Gold|Various
It was a trench-mortar which blew a hole in his body just now, over there.
Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs
Throughout, the crossing was effected under fairly lively machine-gun and trench-mortar fire.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher
Three 2-inch trench-mortar batteries were formed by the Divisional artillery.
The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918|Frederick William Bewsher

The German who fired the trench-mortar had done better than he knew.
A Company of Tanks|W. H. L. Watson

British Dictionary definitions for trench mortar

trench mortar

noun

a portable mortar used in trench warfare to shoot projectiles at a high trajectory over a short range

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单词	trench mortar
释义	trench mortar noun a portable, muzzle-loaded mortar, usually having a smooth bore, fired at high angles of elevation to reach concealed enemy targets. Origin of trench mortar First recorded in 1915–20 Words nearby trench mortar trencherman, trenches, trench fever, trench foot, trench knife, trench mortar, trench mouth, trench warfare, trend, Trendelenburg position, Trendelenburg's sign Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trench mortar Trench-mortar projectiles are so large, and they describe so leisurely an arc before they fall, that men have time to run. Prairie Gold\|Various It was a trench-mortar which blew a hole in his body just now, over there. Now It Can Be Told\|Philip Gibbs Throughout, the crossing was effected under fairly lively machine-gun and trench-mortar fire. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918\|Frederick William Bewsher Three 2-inch trench-mortar batteries were formed by the Divisional artillery. The History of the 51st (Highland) Division 1914-1918\|Frederick William Bewsher The German who fired the trench-mortar had done better than he knew. A Company of Tanks\|W. H. L. Watson British Dictionary definitions for trench mortar trench mortar noun a portable mortar used in trench warfare to shoot projectiles at a high trajectory over a short range Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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