"claymore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-claymore.wav [US] Forms: claymores [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|gd:claidheamh-mòr|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Scottish Gaelic", "term" : "claidheamh-mòr", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gd" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "claymore", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="claymore"> Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr. Head templates: {{en-noun}} claymore (plural claymores)
  1. A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders. Wikidata QID: Q463230 Coordinate_terms: claybeg
    Sense id: en-claymore-en-noun-en:Q463230 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Explosives, Swords Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 92 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 85 15 Disambiguation of Explosives: 95 5 Disambiguation of Swords: 88 12
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Claymore (“antipersonnel mine”). Wikidata QID: Q261152 Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Claymore (extra: antipersonnel mine)
    Sense id: en-claymore-en-noun-en:Q261152

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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