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Meanings of mortar shells in English

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Usage of mortar shells in English
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They have frequently been targeted by insurgent mortar shells and roadside bombs.
Reuters
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The mortar shells tore over us and burst out of sight.
The Quiet American
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This was after Palestinians had fired mortar shells at a town inside Israel proper.
The Irish Times
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On Wednesday over 80 rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza into Israel.
The Irish Times
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A sleet of mortar shells fell upon them, ranged precisely.
The Naked God
6
Islamist insurgents also fired mortar shells at the presidential palace.
The Irish Times
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The palace and the AU's airport base are frequently hit by insurgent mortar shells.
Reuters
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The Lebanese "paradise" suddenly evaporated, after a few bullets and mortar shells.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
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The mission no longer has any point, yet here they sit amid raining mortar shells.
Reuters
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Bits of mortar shells are strewn on the floor.
BBC
11
Exploding oil drums were blowing up like mortar shells.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
12
Stoke's mortar shells, "footballs," etc., were scattered about in all directions.
The Seventh Manchesters: July 1916 to March 1919
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That prompted an exchange of mortar shells and heavy machine-gun fire that lasted for several hours.
Reuters
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They pulled back after a couple of hours of intensive fighting and fired some mortar shells.
Reuters
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After this the mortar shells exploded all right.
History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Sant...
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Israel has been hit in recent years by thousands and thousands of rockets, mortar shells, and missiles.
Wired
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Mortar shells through the time
Mortar shells across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare