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Definition of anti-personnel adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anti-personnel

adjective
 
/ˌænti pɜːsəˈnel/
 
/ˌænti pɜːrsəˈnel/,
 
/ˌæntaɪ pɜːrsəˈnel/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of weapons) designed to kill or injure people, not to destroy buildings or vehicles, etc.
    • anti-personnel mines/bombs/devices
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAnti-personnel is used with these nouns:
    • mine
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