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claymore¹

  • /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.

noun claymores

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

Claymore²

Where it comes from

Possibly named for the sword claymore.

proper noun 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.

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"claymore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/claymore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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claymore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/claymore

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"claymore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/claymore.

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@misc{claymore_2026,
  title = {claymore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/claymore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}