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mortar
/ˈmɔːtə/
noun
zaprawa
Definition
A mixture of cement, lime, and sand with water, used to bind bricks or stones together.
Examples
The bricks were held together with strong mortar.
Cegły były połączone mocną zaprawą.
He mixed the mortar for the new wall.
Mieszał zaprawę na nową ścianę.
Collocations
cement mortarmix mortarlay mortar
noun
moździerz
Definition
A short, smooth-bore gun for firing shells at high angles, or a bowl in which substances are crushed with a pestle.
Examples
The army used mortars to shell enemy positions.
Armia użyła moździerzy do ostrzelania pozycji wroga.
She crushed the herbs in a mortar and pestle.
Rozgniotła zioła w moździerzu.
Collocations
mortar and pestlemortar shellfire a mortar
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