a light simple mortar designed to propel a bomb from one's own trenches into those of the enemy.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > mortar > trench mortar (8) trench mortar1871 a light simple mortar designed to propel a bomb from one's own trenches into those of the enemy. minenwerfer1914 A kind of trench mortar first used by German forces in the First World War (1914–18); (also, occasionally) the projectile fired by this mortar. Cf. mi… mine-thrower1914 A kind of trench mortar; spec. (now historical) = minenwerfer, n. Minnie1915 A German trench mortar used in the First World War (1914–18); the bomb discharged by it. Cf. Moaning Minnie, n. 3. Stokes1915 Used attributively and absol. to designate a type of trench mortar invented by Stokes. toc emma1916 A trench mortar. Also transferred. T.M.1925 trench mortar (cf. toc emma, n.). Moaning Minnie1944 Military slang. A kind of mortar or rocket launcher used by German forces in the Second World War (1939–45); esp. = nebelwerfer, n. Also: a shell… |
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