"area-denial" meaning in English

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          "text": "An area-denial mine might not kill a soldier, but will severely restrict, slow down, or endanger a tank. Many area-denial weapons continue to pose risks to civilians, years after they were first set up.",
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        "Intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land."
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          "area",
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        "(military, of devices, typically weapons) Intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land."
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          "word": "anti-cavalry"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "anti-personnel"
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        {
          "word": "land mine"
        },
        {
          "word": "trap"
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        {
          "word": "tripwire"
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          "word": "area denial"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land",
          "word": "區域拒止"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qūyùjùzhǐ",
          "sense": "intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land",
          "word": "区域拒止"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ryōikikyohi",
          "sense": "intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land",
          "word": "領域拒否"
        }
      ],
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        "area-denial"
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  "word": "area-denial"
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      "word": "land mine"
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          "text": "An area-denial mine might not kill a soldier, but will severely restrict, slow down, or endanger a tank. Many area-denial weapons continue to pose risks to civilians, years after they were first set up.",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land",
      "word": "區域拒止"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qūyùjùzhǐ",
      "sense": "intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land",
      "word": "区域拒止"
    },
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      "roman": "ryōikikyohi",
      "sense": "intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land",
      "word": "領域拒否"
    }
  ],
  "word": "area-denial"
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