/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of trench mortar Find synonyms for: Noun1. mortar, howitzer, trench mortar, high-angle gunusage: a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short rangeWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: aversion Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language