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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTIPERSONNEL

antipersonnel  [ˌæntɪˌpɜːsəˈnɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTIPERSONNEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antipersonnel is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ANTIPERSONNEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anti-personnel weapon

An anti-personnel weapon is one primarily used to incapacitate people, as opposed to attacking structures or vehicles. Anti-personnel weapons have been made and used since the discovery of weapons for hunting. The development of defensive fortification and combat vehicles gave rise to weapons designed specifically to attack them, and thus a need to distinguish between those systems and ones intended to attack people. For instance, an anti-personnel landmine will explode into small and sharp splinters that tear flesh but have little effect on metal surfaces, while anti-tank mines have considerably different design, using much more explosive to effect damage to armored fighting vehicles. Many modern weapons systems can be employed in different roles, for example a tank's main gun can fire armor-piercing ammunition in the anti-tank role, high-explosive ammunition in the anti-structure role and fragmentation shells in the anti-personnel role. There are also more exotic classes of weapons, such as neutron bombs, chemicals, and biological weapons, which are only designed to attack people. As there is greater international criticism of them, they are therefore rarely used.

Definition of antipersonnel in the English dictionary

The definition of antipersonnel in the dictionary is designed to cause casualties to personnel rather than to destroy equipment or defences AP.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTIPERSONNEL


Brunel
bruːˈnɛl
crenelle
krɪˈnɛl
cubanelle
ˌkjuːbəˈnɛl
dynel
daɪˈnɛl
fontanel
ˌfɒntəˈnɛl
fontanelle
ˌfɒntəˈnɛl
fustanelle
ˌfʌstəˈnɛl
jargonel
ˌdʒɑːɡəˈnɛl
organelle
ˌɔːɡəˈnɛl
personnel
ˌpɜːsəˈnɛl
prunelle
pruːˈnɛl
quenelle
kəˈnɛl
ritornelle
ˌrɪtəˈnɛl
ritournelle
ˌrɪtəˈnɛl
spinel
spɪˈnɛl
villanelle
ˌvɪləˈnɛl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTIPERSONNEL

antipathetical
antipathetically
antipathic
antipathies
antipathist
antipathy
antiperiodic
antiperistalsis
antiperistaltic
antiperistasis
antiperspirant
antipesticide
antipetalous
antiphlogistic
antiphon
antiphonal
antiphonally
antiphonaries
antiphonary
antiphoner

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTIPERSONNEL

backchannel
Bristol Channel
channel
co-channel
crime passionnel
English Channel
fennel
flannel
funnel
green channel
gunnel
kennel
light at the end of the tunnel
Mozambique Channel
multichannel
ronnel
runnel
the Channel
tunnel
wind tunnel

Synonyms and antonyms of antipersonnel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antipersonnel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTIPERSONNEL

Find out the translation of antipersonnel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of antipersonnel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antipersonnel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杀伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antipersonal
570 millions of speakers

English

antipersonnel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

antipersonnel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المضادة للأفراد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противопехотная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antipessoal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেবল মানুষকে হতাহত করার জন্য উদ্দিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antipersonnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antipersonnel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gegen Menschen gerichtet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antipersonnel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiểm kỵ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

antipersonnel
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँटीपीसर्नल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anti-personel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antiuomo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwpiechotnymi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протипіхотна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

antipersonal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσωπικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anti-personeel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antipersonnel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antipersonell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of antipersonnel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTIPERSONNEL»

The term «antipersonnel» is regularly used and occupies the 88.821 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTIPERSONNEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «antipersonnel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «antipersonnel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antipersonnel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIPERSONNEL»

Discover the use of antipersonnel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antipersonnel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines
This book examines potential technologies for replacing antipersonnel landmines by 2006, the U.S. target date for signing an international treaty banning these weapons.
Office of International Affairs, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines, 2001
2
The technology of killing: a military and political history ...
This book is the unique story of the development and widespread proliferation of antipersonnel weapons since World War II. As the author persuasively argues, there is no hope of mitigating the sufferings of war so long as the world refuses ...
Eric Prokosch, 1995
3
A. I. D. S.: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (or) ...
William A. James, Sr., in seven chapters, details how Lincoln Black was "Rudely Awakened," early one morning.
William James, Sr., 2004
4
Maiming the People: Guerrilla Use of Antipersonnel Landmines ...
-- Legal standards -- Standards applicable to Colombia's guerrillas -- Colombia's obligations to survivors -- International actors' obligations to mine survivors. -- Acknowledgments.
‎2007
5
The Development of Mine Warfare: A Most Murderous and ...
of antipersonnel mines in 1997. A number of nations followed the American example. In 1993, France announced it would no longer export antipersonnel mines. In 1994, Sweden, a major weapons producer, and Italy, one of the top three ...
Norman Youngblood, 2006
6
Landmine Monitor Report 2003: Toward a Mine-free World
There was confirmed use of antipersonnel mines by just six governments in the reporting period, and as of July 2003, only two governments — Myanmar and Russia — were using antipersonnel mines on a regular basis. There were no ...
‎2003
7
RAPIDLY EMPLACED ANTIPERSONNEL OBSTACLE.
This report covers an investigation of the Rapidly Emplaced Antipersonnel Obstacle to evaluate obstacle effectiveness and design adequacy.
Arthur T. Stanley, ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABS FORT BELVOIR VA., 1966
8
Technical Aspects of Biological Defense
CHAPTER 4 POTENTIAL BIOLOGICAL ANTIPERSONNEL Section I. INTRODUCTION Section II. ZOONOSES Section. III. BACTERIA. 20. General The information presented in this chapter and in the subsequent chapters on antianimal agents, ...
‎1971
9
The A to Z of the United Nations
The treaty imposes a ban on the use, development, production, stockpiling, and transfer of antipersonnel landmines and enjoins the states party to the convention to destroy all stockpiled antipersonnel mines and to clear all laid mines within a ...
Jacques Fomerand, 2009
10
Landmine Monitor 2010
The amount of such mines shall not exceed the minimum number absolutely necessary for the above-mentioned purposes.” Seventy-seven States Parties have reported that they retain antipersonnel mines for training and research purposes.
The Monitor, Mines Action Canada, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTIPERSONNEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term antipersonnel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Pre-Alpha Scorestreaks
The Dart at 525 points is a pile on antipersonnel drone. It can dive bomb or lock onto an opponent. The Care Package at 550 points hands out ... «Gameranx, Jun 15»
2
Two residents of Stanytsia Luhanska suffer shrapnel wounds …
"An antipersonnel mine laid by unknown persons exploded in the afternoon of June 25 in the vicinity of Stanytsia Luhanska, in the Kryva area ... «Interfax, Jun 15»
3
Russia Introduces New Gen Mine Layer At ARMY 2015
The basic mine load is 180 clusters with antipersonnel mines (PFM) of 3,200 meters, antipersonnel mines (POM) of 5,000 meters and 600 ... «Defenseworld.net, Jun 15»
4
Weapons, bomb books found in Tarpon Springs home
Investigators found grenades, a Claymore antipersonnel mine, machine gun and more. The mine is designed to explode outward and kill ... «WTSP 10 News, Jun 15»
5
EOD techs sharpen their individual skills as they prepare for real …
... finding land mines, hook and line training and helping a wounded Soldier after being severely injured by an antipersonnel land mine. «DVIDS, Jun 15»
6
Algeria: 3983 Mines Dating From Colonial Era Destroyed in May 2015
At the 5th Military Region, 2,468 antipersonnel mines, 14 anti-group mines and 4 flare mines were discovered and destroyed, added the same ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
7
MDN : 3.983 mines datant de l'ère coloniale détruites en mai 2015
Durant le mois de mai, 1.207 mines antipersonnel et 290 mines anti-groupes ont été découvertes et détruites au niveau de la 2e Région ... «El Moudjahid, Jun 15»
8
Between episode 3 review: Crossing Lines
The person who wrote this scene obviously has never seen an antipersonnel mine go bang because at the range they detonated one they'd ... «Den Of Geek, Jun 15»
9
Court hearing on appeal of Armenian scout captured in Agdam
They are convicted of placing 3 of the 7 Fugas antipersonnel mines he had in the trench paths frequently used by Azerbaijani soldiers. Thanks ... «News.Az, Jun 15»
10
From US ally to prison to redemption in Afghanistan
But Wenell, who retired from the military after 22 years, credited Temour with helping U.S. forces recover 39 Iranian-made antipersonnel mines ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Antipersonnel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/antipersonnel>. Apr 2024 ».
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