claymore mine
noun
: a usually electrically fired land mine containing steel fragments that are discharged in a predetermined direction
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The right flank man suddenly discovered an enemy claymore mine covering the route of advance and shouted a warning to his comrades. 
Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Nov. 2020 In the mid-2000s, a group of soldiers duct taped a claymore mine to a small surveillance robot and sent it down an Iraq alleyway, killing a man. Caroline Lester, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2018
Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Nov. 2020 In the mid-2000s, a group of soldiers duct taped a claymore mine to a small surveillance robot and sent it down an Iraq alleyway, killing a man. Caroline Lester, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2018 Word History
Etymology
probably from claymore
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
claymore mine
noun
as in land mine
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- land mine
- mine
- torpedo
- booby trap
- explosive
- bomb
- hazard
- web
- snare
- net
- ambush
- pitfall
- trap