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anti-personnel

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˌæn.ti.pɜː.sənˈel/ US  /-t̬i.pɝː-/

Definition

describes weapons intended to kill or injure people rather than damage weapons or buildings: anti-personnel minesArms and munitions in general
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