claymore mine
noun Military.
an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
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Nearby words
claybank, clayborn, clayey, claymation, claymore, claymore mine, claypan, claystone, clayton, clayton antitrust act, clayton, john middleton
Origin of claymore mine
First recorded in 1965–70; perhaps after claymore
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