claymore mine

Variant of claymore

claymore definition

clay·more (klā′môr′)

noun

  1. a large, two-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
  2. a broadsword with a basket hilt worn by Scottish regiments
  3. an antipersonnel mine that scatters shrapnel in a particular, often fan-shaped, area when it explodes
    also claymore mine

Etymology: Gael claidheamhmor < claidheamh, sword (< IE *klād- < base *kel-, to strike > holt) + mor, great

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