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词汇 claymore
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Definition of claymore in English:

claymore

noun ˈkleɪmɔːˈkleɪmɔr
  • 1A broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders, typically double-edged.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was wearing a huge sword across his back - a claymore, a heavy, two handed sword that only skilled warriors could wield.
    • The rivalry lives on today with the team prize of a two-handed claymore still keenly contested between Scottish and English clubs.
    • As the claymores, targes and antique pistols on the walls of Seaforth Cottage also testify, domicile north of the Great Glen can also engender a degree of swashbuckling.
    • Clasped before her in her hands, with its point resting on the mahogany wood, was a large, double-handed broadsword - a claymore.
    • Quickly, the Highlander sheathed his claymore and dropped his shield.
  • 2A type of anti-personnel mine.

    克莱莫地雷,人员杀伤地雷

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I recommend claymore mines and Blackhawk helicopters to make sure you get him.
    • The mines were intended as anti-personnel devices, jury-rigged claymores.
    • It uses the existing M18 claymore munition and the non-lethal M5 modular crowd control munition.
    • Then I kneeled back down, took out a claymore, set it underneath my pack, and tied the string directly to my pack, and a low branch, so that if someone tries and picks it up, it'll blow up.
    • In many cases, they would place two claymores next to each other to create an even larger fan of shrapnel.
    • It's like watching two kids in a sandpit, armed with claymore mines and chewing on detonator caps.
    • I flipped open the cooler, and took out several claymores, and grenades, then stuffed them in any available pocket.
    • Given the ‘all clear,’ the final scored task was to employ and recover a claymore mine.
    • He laid out a perimeter and the men of 1st Platoon began digging and setting out trip flares and claymore mines.
    • Or was it just your psychic powers that held the pin in the claymore?
    • Once they launched their rocket and gave away their position in the dark, dried-up riverbed, they were exposed to a merciless rain of machine gun fire, mortar bombs and claymore mines.
    • It attributed the two soldiers' deaths to a claymore mine blast that hit a road patrol in the area.
    • Another claymore went off, sending several of them flying.
    • Of course, no soldier would dare go off into battle without a sidearm and trusty combat knife, and a well-thrown hand grenade or a well-placed claymore mine can likewise serve you well.
    • Once the plastic wrap and sticky labels and claymore mines are all safely removed, I'll take my treasure to the family room downstairs.
    • Apart from firing all unit small arms by day and night, soldiers threw grenades and fired claymore mines.
    • They should all be stopped at the border by lines of claymore mines.
    • He's sitting over on 6th Avenue, chortling at the abusive nature of this show, which is akin to hunting foals with an Uzi, claymores and hand grenades.
    • One notable weapon, the claymore mine, consisted of a C - 4 block with several embedded ball bearings.
    • Another weapon that caused multiple wounds, the claymore mine, was used extensively by both sides in the Vietnam War.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh 'sword' + mór 'great'.

Definition of claymore in US English:

claymore

nounˈklāmôrˈkleɪmɔr
  • 1A two-edged broadsword used by Scottish Highlanders.

    〈史〉(苏格兰高地人使用的)双刃阔刀

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clasped before her in her hands, with its point resting on the mahogany wood, was a large, double-handed broadsword - a claymore.
    • He was wearing a huge sword across his back - a claymore, a heavy, two handed sword that only skilled warriors could wield.
    • As the claymores, targes and antique pistols on the walls of Seaforth Cottage also testify, domicile north of the Great Glen can also engender a degree of swashbuckling.
    • The rivalry lives on today with the team prize of a two-handed claymore still keenly contested between Scottish and English clubs.
    • Quickly, the Highlander sheathed his claymore and dropped his shield.
    1. 1.1 A single-edged broadsword having a hilt with a basketwork design, introduced in Scotland in the 16th century.
      单刃阔刀(刀柄刻有篮篓图案,16世纪见于苏格兰)
  • 2A type of antipersonnel mine.

    克莱莫地雷,人员杀伤地雷

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I recommend claymore mines and Blackhawk helicopters to make sure you get him.
    • Apart from firing all unit small arms by day and night, soldiers threw grenades and fired claymore mines.
    • Another weapon that caused multiple wounds, the claymore mine, was used extensively by both sides in the Vietnam War.
    • I flipped open the cooler, and took out several claymores, and grenades, then stuffed them in any available pocket.
    • Another claymore went off, sending several of them flying.
    • He laid out a perimeter and the men of 1st Platoon began digging and setting out trip flares and claymore mines.
    • One notable weapon, the claymore mine, consisted of a C - 4 block with several embedded ball bearings.
    • Given the ‘all clear,’ the final scored task was to employ and recover a claymore mine.
    • They should all be stopped at the border by lines of claymore mines.
    • It attributed the two soldiers' deaths to a claymore mine blast that hit a road patrol in the area.
    • Or was it just your psychic powers that held the pin in the claymore?
    • Once the plastic wrap and sticky labels and claymore mines are all safely removed, I'll take my treasure to the family room downstairs.
    • Then I kneeled back down, took out a claymore, set it underneath my pack, and tied the string directly to my pack, and a low branch, so that if someone tries and picks it up, it'll blow up.
    • It uses the existing M18 claymore munition and the non-lethal M5 modular crowd control munition.
    • He's sitting over on 6th Avenue, chortling at the abusive nature of this show, which is akin to hunting foals with an Uzi, claymores and hand grenades.
    • The mines were intended as anti-personnel devices, jury-rigged claymores.
    • Once they launched their rocket and gave away their position in the dark, dried-up riverbed, they were exposed to a merciless rain of machine gun fire, mortar bombs and claymore mines.
    • In many cases, they would place two claymores next to each other to create an even larger fan of shrapnel.
    • Of course, no soldier would dare go off into battle without a sidearm and trusty combat knife, and a well-thrown hand grenade or a well-placed claymore mine can likewise serve you well.
    • It's like watching two kids in a sandpit, armed with claymore mines and chewing on detonator caps.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh ‘sword’ + mór ‘great’.

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