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Noun: claymore  'kley,mor
  1. A large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
    "The museum displayed an authentic claymore from the 16th century"
     
  2. An antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy
    "The soldiers carefully disarmed the claymore mine";
    - claymore mine

Derived forms: claymores

Type of: booby trap, broadsword, ground-emplaced mine, land mine

Encyclopedia: Claymore, New South Wales