antipersonnel

[ an-tee-pur-suh-nel, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Military.

1. used against enemy personnel rather than against mechanized vehicles, matériel, etc.:

   antipersonnel bombs.

antipersonnel

/ ˌæntɪˌpɜːsəˈnɛl /

adjective

1. (of weapons, etc) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences AP

Word History and Origins

Origin of antipersonnel¹

First recorded in 1935–40; anti- + personnel

Example Sentences

In 2018, suspected members of the Gulf cartel were arrested in the northern Mexican border city of Reynosa with two Claymore M18A1 antipersonnel mines — a weapon developed for the U.S. military.

From Los Angeles Times

There were antipersonnel mines outside the barbed-wire to keep prisoners in line, while guards kept watch from towers.

From Washington Times

Russian troops have used at least 13 kinds of antipersonnel mines “in multiple areas across Ukraine” that have killed and injured civilians, according to the group.

From New York Times

Human Rights Watch has accused both sides of using illegal antipersonnel mines here.

From BBC

It said its teams “discovered the presence of antipersonnel land mines inside functioning hospitals” on Oct.

From New York Times