HyperDic: trench_mortar

English > 1 sense of the expression trench mortar:
NOUNartifacttrench mortar, mortar, howitzera muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
English > trench mortar: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.
Synonymsmortar, howitzer
Broaderhigh-angle gunA cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
Spanishlanzabombas, mortero, obus, obús
Catalancanó obús, llançabombes, morter, obús

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