Antipersonnel Definition

ăntē-pûrsə-nĕl, ăntī-

adjective

Designed to inflict death or bodily injury rather than material destruction.

Antipersonnel grenades.

American Heritage

Directed against, or intended to destroy, people rather than material objects.

Antipersonnel mines.

Webster's New World

(military) Designed to kill soldiers.

Wiktionary

Referring to devices (typically weapons) intended to harm people in particular.

An anti-personnel mine will kill a soldier but is ineffective against a tank.

Wiktionary

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