claymore
pronunciation
How to pronounce claymore in British English:
UK [ˈkleɪmɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce claymore in American English:
US [ˈkleˌmɔr, -ˌmor]
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- Noun:
- a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
- an anti-personnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy
Word Origin
- claymore
- claymore: see gladiator
- claymore (n.)
- 1749, "two-edged broadsword of ancient Scottish Highlanders," from Gaelic claidheamh mor "great sword," from claidheb "sword" (compare Welsh cleddyf), possibly from PIE root *kel- (1) "to strike" (see holt) + mor "great" (compare Welsh mawr; see more). An antiquarian word made familiar again by Scott's novels; modern military application to pellet-scattering anti-personnel mine is first attested 1962.
Example
- 1. Claymore , you idiot ! You 're being manipulated .
- 2. Who 'd you sell the claymore to ?
- 3. My right thumb was ripped from my body by ak-47 assault-rifle fire and fragments from a claymore mine grazed my face and neck .
- 4. Pre-positioned equipment ? Claymore simulators ?
- 5. Where would he get his hands ona claymore in hawaii ? The military ?