Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trench_mortar

1 sense of trench mortar

Sense 1
mortar, howitzer, trench mortar -- (a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range)
       => high-angle gun -- (a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges)