English Explanatory Dictionary

claymore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-claymore.wav

Word forms

claymore claymores

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.

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