- mortar fire
- минометный огонь
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian arms dictionary. 2013.
mortar fire — noun artillery fire delivered by a mortar • Hypernyms: ↑artillery fire, ↑cannon fire … Useful english dictionary
mortar fire — bomb or missile shot from a mortar … English contemporary dictionary
Mortar (weapon) — Part of the series on Cannon His … Wikipedia
mortar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground. VERB + MORTAR ▪ be armed with, have ▪ Their troops were armed with mortars and machine guns … Collocations dictionary
fire — Synonyms and related words: abandon, afflatus, afire, aflame, aggressiveness, agitate, aim at, air, air dry, alight, anhydrate, animate, animating spirit, animation, animus, annoy, antiaircraft fire, ardency, ardent, ardor, arouse, aroused, atom … Moby Thesaurus
mortar — mortar1 /mawr teuhr/, n. 1. a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle. 2. any of various mechanical appliances in which substances are pounded or ground. 3. a cannon very… … Universalium
mortar — mor|tar [ˈmo:tə US ˈmo:rtər] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Old French; Origin: mortier, from Latin mortarium] 1.) [U] a mixture of ↑cement or ↑lime, and sand and water, used in building for holding bricks or stones together 2.) a heavy gun that fires… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mortar — has several meanings: Mortar (masonry), material used in masonry to fill the gaps between blocks and bind them together. Mortar (weapon) fires shells at a much lower velocity and higher ballistic arc than other ordnance. Mortar (firestop),… … Wikipedia
Mortar carrier — An American M1129 Mortar Carrier A mortar carrier, also known as a self propelled mortar, is a self propelled artillery vehicle carrying a mortar as it s primary weapon. Mortar carriers cannot be fired while on the move and some must be… … Wikipedia
fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta … Collocations dictionary
Fire-resistance rating — A fire resistance rating typically means the duration for which a passive fire protection system can withstand a standard fire resistance test. This can be quantified simply as a measure of time, or it may entail a host of other criteria,… … Wikipedia