claymore mine

noun claymore mine

• land mine — an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.
• mine — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
• acoustic mine — a naval mine designed to be exploded by the vibration of the propeller of a passing ship or by the sound of water along the hull.
• limpet — any of various marine gastropods with a low conical shell open beneath, often browsing on rocks at the shoreline and adhering when disturbed.
• magnetic mine — an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.