noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a missile/rocket/mortar attack
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There were 15 dead and 20 wounded in a missile attack on the capital.
mortar shell
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an exploding mortar shell
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
heavy
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Half a mile up the hill, heavy mortars are lined against them.
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I gave no thought to this until heavy mortar fire began to hit extremely close.
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Rain had turned the battlefield to a swamp, and it proved impossible to move up heavy mortars to knock them out.
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The enemy directed heavy mortar fire at the artillery positions while an assault was launched on all sides of the perimeter.
■ NOUN
attack
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At 21 months, little Mirza is the youngest to be brought here from the mortar attacks and shelling around Sarajevo.
bomb
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With its aid, two unexploded mortar bombs are located.
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After some ti me the job is completed and the two mortar bombs have been neutralised.
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Suddenly there was the unmistakable swish of a mortar bomb , then the explosion a few yards away.
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Tuesday's mortar bomb blast left him with three chunks of shrapnel in his abdomen.
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From their position in the hills, the forces lobbed three mortar bombs into the crowded streets.
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Two were hit by shrapnel from a mortar bomb at the weekend.
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The other two had been trying to rescue him when all three had been killed by a single well-placed mortar bomb .
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Several other mortar bombs have been thrown out into the darkness.
fire
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Their car came under mortar fire and they had to cross five military checkpoints.
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Each time we came in there was mortar fire and plumes of smoke.
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The mortar fire went on relentlessly, and showers of earth went up.
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Soldiers had parachuted across, but mortar fire had seen them off.
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I gave no thought to this until heavy mortar fire began to hit extremely close.
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Our firebase had been taking mortar fire from a wooded area some distance away.
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Around dawn they were hit with mortar fire .
shell
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The exploding mortar shell has a strength of 7.
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Rifle grenades, land mines, dynamite, antitank guns, mortar shells .
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The mortar shell explodes before it is fired.
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Unlike the solid cannon ball a mortar shell is hollow and filled with gunpowder.
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The crew light the fuse before dropping the mortar shell into the mortar.
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Hundreds of bullets were let loose - followed by tear-gas and even mortar shells - as protesters were cut down without mercy.
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A well placed mortar shell can therefore kill a great many victims at once.
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Now declare how far you want to fire the mortar shell .
team
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The mortar team have started up again, sending their shells through the drizzle.
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Taff was chatting to the 3 mortar team that had moved into the orchard that afternoon.
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Ninth July - having supper with the mortar team , the menu pretty good.
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At 6 a.m. the mortar team started to drum up for breakfast.
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The mortar team in the orchard were delighted when I turned up with ten fresh fish which were cooked immediately.
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He catches sight of the mortar team and myself sitting on the grass drinking our tea.
■ VERB
lay
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Quarry tiles are usually laid in a mortar bed, although you can use thick-bed tile adhesive instead.
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Trying to raise efficiency and morale without first setting this structure to rights is like trying to lay bricks without mortar .
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The pieces are laid on mortar over a bed of concrete.
use
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Make sure any old mortar has bee cleaned off the stonework before using new mortar.
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Frequently, infantry units dispensed with their own mor-tars altogether and used the mortar teams as an additional rifle squad.
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For a small job use a bag of mortar mix.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bricks and mortar
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As a former building contractor, he had an eye for a sound investment in bricks and mortar.
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I saw him raining bricks and mortar on the people of Clydebank.
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On downtown streets, broken glass covered many sidewalks and fallen bricks and mortar dented cars.
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Sound waves can also travel through solids, even such as bricks and mortar.
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The original bricks and mortar might be pulled down but Leatherslade Farm will remain for ever at the centre of the legend.
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The prospect of delightful gardens was lost and the Brook disappeared under bricks and mortar.
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We feel that bricks and mortar are solid investment.
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What was a potentially valuable, or at least useful, asset in bricks and mortar rapidly becomes a liability.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Leese and I looked at each other as the mortars got closer.
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Most of the Brigade casualties so far have been caused mainly by mortar and shellfire and, of course, the constant sniping.
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On downtown streets, broken glass covered many sidewalks and fallen bricks and mortar dented cars.
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Soldiers had parachuted across, but mortar fire had seen them off.
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The mortar team have started up again, sending their shells through the drizzle.
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The following day we used proper plaster over the hardened mortar , but cellulose filler could also have been used.
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They used helicopters, airplanes and mortars.