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Recent Examples of claymore mine
Originally used to store claymore mines and their accessories, the bag had been repurposed by McLean to carry supplies to men in the field.
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Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
While some tech-savvy people’s militias are jerry-rigging drones and 3D-printing rifles, most of Htoo’s time in the KNLA was spent setting claymore mines and learning how to make homemade bombs with bamboo shafts, not always with good results.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
The shape of the drone also suggests that the warhead may be highly directional, effectively a miniature claymore mine.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
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
Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
While some tech-savvy people’s militias are jerry-rigging drones and 3D-printing rifles, most of Htoo’s time in the KNLA was spent setting claymore mines and learning how to make homemade bombs with bamboo shafts, not always with good results.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
The shape of the drone also suggests that the warhead may be highly directional, effectively a miniature claymore mine.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claymore mine
Noun
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Finland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to pull out of a major international treaty on antipersonnel land mines Thursday as the Nordic country seeks to boost its defenses against an increasingly assertive Russia next door.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Artem lost his leg when a land mine exploded on the front lines in Kharkiv.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
Noun
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In particular, there is evidence of the use of child labor in artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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The children were to grow up and benefit the lives of their masters, to work in kitchens, become domestics, to toil away in the mines and to farm the fields.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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“Claymore mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claymore%20mine. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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