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Claymore

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An American-made anti-personnel mine designed to lay down a wide arc of steel ball bearings in order to inflict casualties.
  2. 2
    A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
  2. 2
    an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Claymore (“antipersonnel mine”). alt-of
  4. 4
    a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.

Etymology 2

Possibly named for the sword claymore.

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