mortar

Example Sentences

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Five months later he lost a limb to a Russian mortar shell near Robotyne, a tiny village in southeastern Ukraine.

From Los Angeles Times

“We will get some rest with the guys, then go fire mortars until the victory, to let a bit of steam out in this way,” Jackson, the commander, said.

From New York Times

The latest package includes munitions for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, as well as mortar systems and an array of artillery rounds, officials said.

From Seattle Times

The U.S. is preparing $225 million in ammunition shipments, including rockets, mortars, artillery rounds and missiles.

From Seattle Times

A team from Bournemouth University has returned to the site to raise the carved slabs, along with stone mortars - made for grinding flour.

From BBC