claymore mine
Noun
Meaning
an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy
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Examples
A US Marine places a Claymore mine.
Description The M18A1 Claymore mine has a horizontally convex gray-green plastic case (inert training versions are light blue or green with a light blue band).
Throner, Kennedy, Bledsoe, and Kincheloe at Aerojet The original M18 Claymore mine.