antipersonnel

[an-tee-pur-suh-nel, an-tahy-]

adjective Military.

used against enemy personnel rather than against mechanized vehicles, matériel, etc.: antipersonnel bombs.

Origin of antipersonnel

First recorded in 1935–40; anti- + personnel

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Examples from the Web for antipersonnel

Historical Examples

It was their antipersonnel sound-cannon, which meant that Lester was around here somewhere.
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Hilda was in the slam in Madison, and who the hell knew what the antipersonnel stuff the Madison cops used had done to her.
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British Dictionary definitions for antipersonnel

antipersonnel

adjective

(of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defencesAbbreviation: AP

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Examples from the Web for antipersonnel

Historical Examples

It was their antipersonnel sound-cannon, which meant that Lester was around here somewhere.

Hilda was in the slam in Madison, and who the hell knew what the antipersonnel stuff the Madison cops used had done to her.

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Origin of antipersonnel