Mortar
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Mortar has several meanings:
- Mortar (weapon) fires shells at a much lower velocity and higher ballistic arc than other ordnance
- Paintball mortar fires paintballs or water balloons filled with paint
- Mortar (masonry), material used in masonry to fill the gaps between bricks and bind them together
- Mortar (firestop), hydraulic cementitious material used to firestop through-penetrations in wall and floor assemblies required to have a fire-resistance rating
- Mortar and pestle, a vessel and implement used to crush or grind materials
- Mortarboard, a flattened type of headwear
