Mortar

Benefits of the Climate, what Historians say of the Earth, that it sweated out a Bitumen or natural kind of Mortar, which is doubtless the same with that mentioned in Holy Writ, as contributing to the Structure of Babel.

The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700

Some people were yelling "Mortar" as soon as it went off, but that was much louder than a mortar.

CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004 2004

a barrack; and here also the mortar was to be mixed and prepared for the building, and it was accordingly termed the Mortar Gallery.

Records of a Family of Engineers Robert Louis Stevenson 1872

The "Mortar" bomb-vessel had all her company lost.

John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

This platform was to be used as the site of the smith’s forge, after the beacon should be fitted up as a barrack; and here also the mortar was to be mixed and prepared for the building, and it was accordingly termed the Mortar

Records of a Family of Engineers 1912

Oz and Ends: The Value of Bricks and Mortar skip to main | skip to sidebar

The Value of Bricks and Mortar 2009

Mortar fire and guns rang out nearby, as the militants put up more resistance than the AU forces had expected.

Somali: Troops gain new ground, but more aid needed 2011

Mortar fire and guns rang out nearby, as the militants put up more resistance than the AU forces had expected.

Somali: Troops gain new ground, but more aid needed 2011

Vietnam with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Mortar Regiment, 3rd

Heroes or Villains? 2010

This is especially true for those attending flea markets, local auction houses, online auctions and “Brick and Mortar” coin shops on the East Coast.

Coin Dealer Julian Leidman Victim of Vehicle Burglary. Reward Grows to $156,000 : Coin Collecting News 2009