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antipersonnel

 
American Heritage Dictionary:

an·ti·per·son·nel

(ăn'tē-pûr'sə-nĕl', ăn'tī-) pronunciation
adj. (Abbr. AP)
Designed to inflict death or bodily injury rather than material destruction: antipersonnel grenades.


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adj. designed to kill or injure people rather than to damage buildings or equipment.

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  • War Machinery and War Zones - antipersonnel: (adj) designating weapons intended to maim or kill human beings rather than to damage property and equipment


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Antipersonnel

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - antipersonnel

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegen personen gericht (landmijn/bom etc.)

Français (French)
adj. - antipersonnel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gegen Menschen gerichtet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (στρατ.) (βλήμα κτλ.) κατά προσωπικού

Italiano (Italian)
antiuomo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - antipessoal

Русский (Russian)
направленное на уничтожение человека, а не материальных вещей

Español (Spanish)
adj. - antipersonal, contrapersonal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - antipersonell bomb

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杀伤的, 对人的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 殺傷的, 對人的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 대인의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地上兵員殺傷用の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ضد الأشخاص, معد للأستعمال ضد الأفراد ا ضد الدروع الو المصفحات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פצצה המכוונת לפציעה ו/או להריגה יותר מאשר להריסה, נגד-אנשים (פצצה)‬


 
 
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