Noun: claymore 'kley,mor
- A large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
"The museum displayed an authentic claymore from the 16th century"
- 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