Meaning

1 senses
  1. A small mortar designed to fire shells from one trench to an enemy trench.

More definitions
  • a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range

Forms

plural: trench mortars

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range:mortarhowitzer

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