verb
- past tense of mortar; attacked with mortar shells or bombs
- past tense of mortar; joined or secured with mortar (cement mixture)
Usage: military
Usage: construction
adjective
- built or constructed using mortar
Usage: construction
Examples
- The enemy position was heavily mortared during the night attack.
- The old fortress walls were mortared together with lime and sand.
- Workers mortared the bricks to create a sturdy foundation.
- The mortared stone wall had stood for over a century.
- Artillery units mortared the hillside before the infantry advance.
- The mason carefully mortared each stone into place.