Broadsword vs. Claymore

Broadswordnoun

(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and a basket hilt.

Broadswordnoun

A person armed with such a sword.

Broadswordnoun

syn of longsword

Broadswordnoun

A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.

Broadswordnoun

a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

Broadswordnoun

a sword with a wide blade, used for cutting rather than thrusting.

Claymorenoun

A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.

Claymorenoun

antipersonnel mine

Claymorenoun

A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders.

Claymorenoun

a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders

Claymorenoun

an anti-personnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy

Claymorenoun

a broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders, typically double-edged.

Claymorenoun

a type of anti-personnel mine.

Claymore

A claymore (; from Scottish Gaelic: claidheamh-mòr, ) is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sloping quillons with quatrefoil terminations and was in use from the 15th to 17th centuries.