An efficient apparatus for throwing a shell with a line and chain attached to it, over a stranded vessel, and thereby opening a communication between the wreck and the shore.
·noun A chamber lamp or light. II. Mortar ·vt To plaster or make fast with mortar. III. Mortar ·no...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
(Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A short piece of ordnance used for throwing shells, so that they may fall nearly vertical; they thus...
The Sailor's Word-Book
(Genesis 11:3; Exodus 1:14; Leviticus 14:42,45; Isaiah 41:25; Ezekiel 13:10,11,14,15; 22:28; Nehemia...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
See bombI ...
See bomb-beds, &c. ...
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A brass one of 5-1/2 inches diameter of bore, and 150 lbs. weight, throwing a 24-pounder shell up to...
The solid frame on which a mortar is mounted for firing. For sea-service it is generally made of woo...