claymore

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UK/ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/

noun

A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.

Similar
claymore mine
OriginScottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

claymore1

nounclaymore (plural claymores)

plural claymores

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

Claymore2

proper noun

alternative claymore

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy

Similar
claymore mine
Broader
land mineground-emplaced minebooby trap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

claymore · noun

  1. Scottish Gaelicclaidheamh-mòr
  2. Scottish Gaelicclaidheamh-mòr
  3. Englishclaymore

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.

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Claymore · proper noun

Possibly named for the sword claymore.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

claymore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claymore

MLA

“claymore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claymore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claymore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claymore.

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