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claymore::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | claymore mine |
| Type of | booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land mine |
claymore::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | broadsword |
Examples of claymore
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The two bond, and he ends the day by giving her a claymore landmine as a gift.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He tries to hit Shaka with his claymore, but Shaka rolls away and dodges.
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The energetic Scotsman Nicol Williamson has swung a deadly claymore at this flawed reading.
From the time.com
Even Mel Gibson in his kilt and claymore would have blanched at the thought of taking on Cholley.
From the nzherald.co.nz
For mid-range weapons, the claymore was put up against the iklwa.
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Wallace knocks Shaka's axe it out of his hands with his claymore.
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You innocently layed a social claymore then gayly skipped on it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Claymore has released the most recent annual shareholder report for TYW and it has been filed with the SEC.
From the foxbusiness.com
Claymore Securities, for example, last year shut down 11 funds that didn't grow large enough to be popular.
From the bloomberg.com
- A large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders
- Claymore mine: an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy
- A claymore (/u02C8kleu026Amu0254u0259r/; from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mu00F2r, "great sword") refers either to the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sloping quillons with quatrefoil terminations and was in use from the 15th to 17th centuries.
- Claymore is a black metal band originating from Ruse, Bulgaria. They formed in 1999.
- Claymore is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe toy line and comic book series. He first appeared in 1986 as an exclusive in a Toys R Us 5-pack alongside re-colored versions of Mainframe, Wet Suit, Leatherneck, and Dial Tone.
- The large two-handed swords popular in Scotland during the 15th, 16th and even the 17th centuries. Ranging in length from 50" to 72", they possessed handles that were 18" - 21" in length. ...
- A U.S.-made command detonated anti-personnel mine, about the size of a large paperback book with scissor-like metal "legs" to hold it upright. When detonated, the claymore fired 700 steel balls in a deadly swath like a giant shotgun. Basically a defensive weapon, CAPs used claymores quite a bit.
- Anti-personnel land mine widely used in the Vietnam War; when discharged, it projects sharp steel fragments (like its namesake, the Scottish sword).
- An antipersonnel mine carried by the infantry which, when detonated, propelled small steel cubes in a 60-degree fan-shaped pattern to a maximum distance of 100 meters
