Home › Words › C › claymoreclaymore/ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/claymore means an American-made anti-personnel mine designed to lay down a wide arc of steel ball bearings in order to inflict casualties.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, claymore ranks #2,556 of 42,785 for Qualifying.claymore is pronounced /ˈkleɪmɔːɹ/.EtymologyPossibly named for the sword claymore.nameAn American-made anti-personnel mine designed to lay down a wide arc of steel ball bearings in order to inflict casualties.A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.nounA large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.claybeg 75% match — The Scottish broadsword used during the Early Modern period. vs claymore →claymored 69% match — Equipped with a claymore vs claymore →greatsword 55% match — Any large(er) sword, often with the idea of hewing rather than thrusting. vs claymore →gallowglass 54% match — A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century. vs claymore →clarsach 54% match — A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin. vs claymore →zweihänder 53% match — A two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance Germany, up to a fathom in length, invented in the 14th century. vs claymore →dirk 52% match — A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. vs claymore →skean 52% match — A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. vs claymore →