What does mortier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word mortier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mortier in French.

The word mortier in French means mortar, mortar, mortar, howitzer, mortar, mortarboard, mortar fire. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mortier

mortar

nom masculin (construction : mélange utilisé pour lier) (bricklaying)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce maçon a monté ce mur avec des pierres et du mortier en guise de colle.
The bricklayer built this wall with stones using mortar as an adhesive.

mortar

nom masculin (récipient pour écraser [qch]) (bowl)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a l'habitude d'écraser l'ail dans un mortier en bois d'olivier.
She usually crushes garlic in an olive wood mortar.

mortar, howitzer

nom masculin (arme de projection courbe) (weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les mortiers sont capables de tirer par-dessus les obstacles.
Mortars can shoot over the tops of obstacles.

mortar

nom masculin (tube de guidage de fusée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fusées des feux d'artifices sont placées dans des mortiers.
The firework rockets are placed in mortars.

mortarboard

nom masculin (chapeau de magistrat ou de diplômé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans les pays anglo-saxons, les étudiants portent un mortier à la remise des diplômes.
In Anglo-Saxon countries, students wear a mortarboard to their graduation.

mortar fire

nom masculin (tir par un mortier) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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