Collocations for mortar - noun
ADJ.
heavy
They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground.
They could not move their heavy mortars over the swampy ground.
VERB + MORTAR
be armed with, have
Their troops were armed with mortars and machine guns.
Their troops were armed with mortars and machine guns.
fire
MORTAR + VERB
burst, explode
The occasional mortar burst near our truck.
The occasional mortar burst near our truck.
hit sth
MORTAR + NOUN
attack, fire
We were under constant mortar fire.
We were under constant mortar fire.
bomb, shell
hit by a mortar shell
hit by a mortar shell