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claymore

[ kley-mawr, -mohr ]

noun

  1. a two-handed sword with a double-edged blade, used by Scottish Highlanders in the 16th century.
  2. a Scottish broadsword with a basket hilt.


claymore

/ ˈkleɪˌmÉ”Ë; ËŒkleˈmor /

noun

  1. a large two-edged broadsword used formerly by Scottish Highlanders
  2. a US type of antipersonnel mine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of claymore1

First recorded in 1765–75, claymore is from Scots Gaelic claidheamh mòr “great swordâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of claymore1

C18: from Gaelic claidheamh mÅr great sword
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In this instance, it was a claymore mine — an explosive that sprays shrapnel toward its targets — that had a trip wire.

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White said companies made specialized claymores to end barricades and scrambled to equip body-worn cameras with facial recognition software, but departments didn’t want them.

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Then an American officer pointed out some of the defenses along the military demarcation line, including barbed-wire fences and claymore mines.

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U.S. troops litter the countryside with claymore mines.

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Mr. Hansen’s airplane was carrying a load of claymore mines and hand grenades.

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