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mortir

Pronunciation: [ˈmɔr.tɪr]

“mortir” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. mortar, a muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon with a tube length of 10 to 20 calibers and designed to lob shells at very steep trajectories
  2. mortar shell

Etymology

From Dutch mortier, from Middle Dutch mortier, from Middle French mortier, from Old French [Term?], from Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortar.

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