1.   Half a mile up the hill, heavy mortars are lined against them.

2.   I gave no thought to this until heavy mortar fire began to hit extremely close.

3.   The enemy directed heavy mortar fire at the artillery positions while an assault was launched on all sides of the perimeter.

4.   British U N Soldiers at a base in Central Bosnia have been forced to move out under heavy mortar fire.

5.   Rain had turned the battlefield to a swamp, and it proved impossible to move up heavy mortars to knock them out.

6.   As the Americans were flown into the war zone, they came under heavy mortar fire.

7.   A heavy mortar leaned against the wall.

8.   A Taliban soldier prepares the charge on a heavy mortar round last month, while another keeps watch.

9.   Cooks agree that heavy stone mortars are the preferred choice for kitchen tasks that demand some force, such as grinding whole spices and roots.