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claymore
[kley-mawr, -mohr]
noun
a two-handed sword with a double-edged blade, used by Scottish Highlanders in the 16th century.
a Scottish broadsword with a basket hilt.
claymore
/ ˈkleɪˌmɔː, ˌkleˈmor /
noun
a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
a US type of antipersonnel mine
Word History and Origins
Origin of claymore1
Word History and Origins
Origin of claymore1
Example Sentences
In this instance, it was a claymore mine — an explosive that sprays shrapnel toward its targets — that had a trip wire.
White said companies made specialized claymores to end barricades and scrambled to equip body-worn cameras with facial recognition software, but departments didn’t want them.
Then an American officer pointed out some of the defenses along the military demarcation line, including barbed-wire fences and claymore mines.
U.S. troops litter the countryside with claymore mines.
Mr. Hansen’s airplane was carrying a load of claymore mines and hand grenades.
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