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claymore

UK/ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/

claymore noun: a large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders. Also the alternative letter-case form of Claymore.

claymore: a large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders
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Noun

claymore (plural claymores)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Claymore

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.

Also used as

claymore is also the alternative letter-case form of Claymore.

Forms of claymore

Noun
pluralclaymores
Proper noun
alternative formclaymore

Origin of claymore

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.

Possibly named for the sword claymore.

Questions about claymore

What does claymore mean?
Claymore means a large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
What part of speech is claymore?
Claymore can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce claymore?
Claymore is pronounced /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/ (UK).
What is the plural of claymore?
The plural of claymore is claymores.

Words near claymore in the dictionary

  1. claymation
  2. claymations
  3. claymed
  4. claymen
  5. clayming
  6. claymore
  7. claymored
  8. claymores
  9. claymorphism
  10. clayms
  11. claypan

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