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    TRENCH MORTAR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short rangeplay

    Synonyms:

    howitzer; mortar; trench mortar

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("trench mortar" is a kind of...):

    high-angle gun (a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges)

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