anti-personnel
Designed against people
Anti-personnel describes weapons or devices designed to kill or injure people rather than destroy equipment or structures: anti-personnel mines, anti-personnel grenades.
The term appears in military contexts and international law discussions about weapons bans.
It's hyphenated and used only as an adjective.
Buried pressure-activated explosive
- mineOre excavation site
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- minefieldExplosive-laden territory
- booby-trapConcealed device causing harm
shrapnel · cluster bomb · grenade · claymore · tripwire · trigger · blast · detonation
Removing buried explosives
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- banOfficial restriction on something
- casualtiesThose killed or wounded
amputee · prosthesis · victim · maiming · injury · civilian · rehabilitation · advocacy
Instrument for inflicting harm
- infantryGround combat troops
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
engagement · warfare · deployment · battlefield · soldiers · artillery · assault · reconnaissance
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- checkpointInspection station on route
perimeter · restricted · warning · prohibited · defense · security · protection · area-denial
landmine
Buried pressure-activated explosive
booby-trap · shrapnel · cluster bomb · grenade · claymore · tripwire · trigger · blast · detonation · fragmentation
demining
Removing buried explosives
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- banOfficial restriction on something
casualties · amputee · prosthesis · victim · maiming · injury · civilian · rehabilitation · advocacy · survivor
weapon
Instrument for inflicting harm
ambush · engagement · warfare · deployment · battlefield · soldiers · artillery · assault · reconnaissance · defensive
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
checkpoint · perimeter · restricted · warning · prohibited · defense · security · protection · area-denial · interdiction
anti-personnelanti-tank
Designed to destroy armor
armor-piercing · anti-aircraft · anti-ship · surface-to-air · bunker-busting
anti-personnelprotective
Serving to guard
defensive · life-saving · humanitarian · non-lethal · medical