claymore mine
Variant of claymore
claymore
Definition
clay·more (klā′môr′)
noun
- a large, two-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
- a broadsword with a basket hilt worn by Scottish regiments
- 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
claymore mine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- mine: He proposes to turn a blimp into a giant claymore mine.
Browse dictionary entries near claymore mine
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- Claymation
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- clay pigeon
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- Clayton Act
- claytonia
- cld
- CLE
- clean
- clean and jerk
- clean-cut
- clean hands
