trench mortar

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trench mortar

noun trench mortars · trench-mortar

A small mortar designed to fire shells from one trench to an enemy trench. The medical captain, ‘What hit you?’ Me, with the eyes shut, ‘A trench-mortar shell.’
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@misc{trench_mortar_2026,
  title = {trench mortar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trench%20mortar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}