Wiktionary
area-denial
a. Referring to devices, typically weapons, intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land. alt. Referring to devices, typically weapons, intended to prevent an adversary from occupying or traversing a certain area of land.
Usage examples of "area-denial".
As imposing as they looked to men on foot, the Skink tanks' armor was thin, and so highly vulnerable to area-denial munitions.