claymore
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/
name
Etymology: Possibly named for the sword claymore.
- An American-made anti-personnel mine designed to lay down a wide arc of steel ball bearings in order to inflict casualties.
- A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòrbor. English claymore Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.
- A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
- Alternative letter-case form of Claymore (“antipersonnel mine”).