antipersonnel

American  

[an-tee-pur-suh-nel, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˌpɜr səˈnɛl, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

Military.

1. used against enemy personnel rather than against mechanized vehicles, matériel, etc..

   antipersonnel bombs.

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antipersonnel British  

/ ˌæntɪˌpɜːsəˈnɛl /

adjective

1.  AP.  (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences

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Etymology

Origin of antipersonnel

First recorded in 1935–40; anti- + personnel

Example Sentences

The drones drop grenades or antipersonnel mines, or swoop on targets and explode on impact.

From The Wall Street Journal

The prime minister also said he supports Poland withdrawing from the Ottawa convention that bans the use of antipersonnel landmines, and also possibly from the Dublin convention that bans the use of cluster munitions.

From BBC

The first approved deliveries of U.S. antipersonnel land mines will help the beleaguered Ukrainian forces retain control of vital strongholds.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2018, suspected members of the Gulf cartel were arrested in the northern Mexican border city of Reynosa with two Claymore M18A1 antipersonnel mines — a weapon developed for the U.S. military.

From Los Angeles Times

There were antipersonnel mines outside the barbed-wire to keep prisoners in line, while guards kept watch from towers.

From Washington Times