trench mortar

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsmortarhowitzer

   Broaderhigh-angle gun

Questions about trench mortar

What does trench mortar mean?

trench mortar means "a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range".

What is another word for trench mortar?

Close synonyms include mortar, howitzer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is trench mortar a common word?