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antipersonnel

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an·ti·per·son·nel  (nt-pûrs-nl, nt-)
adj. Abbr. AP
Designed to inflict death or bodily injury rather than material destruction: antipersonnel grenades.
antipersonnel [ˌæntɪˌpɜːsəˈnɛl]
adj
(Military) (of weapons, etc.) designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences Abbreviation AP
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Adj.1.antipersonnel - designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction
offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
Translations
antipersonnel [ˈæntɪpɜːsəˈnel] ADJ (Mil) → destinado a causar bajas


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