The Collaborative International Dictionary
Claymore mine \Clay"more mine`\ (kl[=a]"m[=o]r m[imac]n`), n. (Mil.) an antipersonnel land mine designed to produce a high-velocity spray of steel fragments in a relatively narrow fan-shaped cone, directed toward the enemy. They are usually detonated by an electrical remote control. [PJC] ||
WordNet
n. an anti-personnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy [syn: claymore]
Usage examples of "claymore mine".
Jesus, one Claymore mine in a briefcase on the lawn of the White House.
A single HE gren was found and added to the small pile on the crate, then a battered Claymore mine in questionable working condition.
To Chavez the main concern was that he'd used up a magazine and a half of ammo, and the squad was short one claymore mine which, they'd heard a few hours earlier, went off exactly as planned.
Someone turned a Claymore mine the wrong way, and Uncle Mike, who was huddling right where he was supposed to be safe, was killed anyway.
He had seen an American Claymore mine, no bigger than a schoolbook, blast a bloody path through a column of advancing troops and mow down the grass in a swath around them.
Seconds later there was a deafening explosion and Gil knew that his men had set up a claymore mine.
The team paused when Mindy spotted a tripwire, and George deactivated the Claymore mine attached.
They closed the box, and taped it tight to create a one-foot-by-two-foot Claymore mine.