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Claymore (name) means a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and the name of an American anti-personnel mine, itself named after the Scottish claymore sword. Example: “The soldiers were trained to deploy a Claymore mine.”

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A suburb of Sydney, Australia, and the name of an American anti-personnel mine, itself named after the Scottish claymore sword.
"The soldiers were trained to deploy a Claymore mine."
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Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh-mòr.

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What does “Claymore” mean?
The word “Claymore” means a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and the name of an American anti-personnel mine, itself named after the Scottish claymore sword.
How do you use “Claymore” in a sentence?
Here is “Claymore” used in a sentence: “The soldiers were trained to deploy a Claymore mine.”
What part of speech is “Claymore”?
“Claymore” is a name.
What is the meaning of Claymore?
"Claymore" (name) means a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and the name of an American anti-personnel mine, itself named after the Scottish claymore sword.
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