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Definition of antipersonnel adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

antipersonnel

adjective

NAmE//ˌæntiˌpərsəˈnɛl//

, NAmE//ˌæntaɪˌpərsəˈnɛl//

[only before noun]

(of weapons) designed to kill or injure people, not to destroy buildings or vehicles, etc. antipersonnel mines/bombs/devices

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