mortar
Example Sentences
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“I’m hearing a lot of artillery shells, mortars,” he said.
From Washington Post
A witness said that the mortars, fired by Eritrean troops allied to the Ethiopian government, had killed several residents during the first month of the civil war.
From Washington Post
Switching between his smartphone and an encrypted radio, he instructed soldiers at another location to dial in their 82-millimeter mortar.
From Los Angeles Times
Train driver Darren Collins was charged £4,200 for just three hours of roofing work that involved replacing the mortar on a small number of his roof's hip tiles.
From BBC
We have dealt with improvised explosive devices, blind mortar fire, ambushed convoys and more.
From Washington Post
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