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claymore

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/

name

Etymology: Possibly named for the sword claymore.

  1. An American-made anti-personnel mine designed to lay down a wide arc of steel ball bearings in order to inflict casualties.
  2. 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.

  1. A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Claymore (“antipersonnel mine”).