"anti-personnel" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: anti- + personnel Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|personnel}} anti- + personnel Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} anti-personnel
  1. (military) Referring to devices (typically weapons) intended to harm people in particular. Wikipedia link: anti-personnel Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: AP [abbreviation], antipersonnel Related terms: armor-piercing, armour-piercing, anti-tank, antitank, area-denial Translations (intended to harm people): 反人員 (Chinese Mandarin), 反人员 (fǎnrényuán) (Chinese Mandarin), ქვეითსაწინააღმდეგო (kveitsac̣inaaɣmdego) (Georgian), ცოცხალი ძალის საწინააღმდეგო (cocxali ʒalis sac̣inaaɣmdego) (Georgian), ცოცხალი ძალის დასაზიანებელი (cocxali ʒalis dasazianebeli) (Georgian), 対人 (taijin) (Japanese), 대인 (daein) (alt: 對人) (Korean), 인명 살상용 (inmyeong salsang'yong) (alt: 人命殺傷用) (Korean), antipessoal (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-anti-personnel-en-adj-7xVzw-yd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti- Topics: government, military, politics, war

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