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conventional warfare

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.

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Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

The waging of war in set military battles, as opposed to waging guerrilla warfare or fighting insurgencies.

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Usage: uncountable

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 常規戰爭 /常规战争 (chángguī zhànzhēng) — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • Finnish: tavanomainen sodankäynti — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • Finnish: konventionaalinen sodankäynti — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • French: guerre conventionnelle — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • Georgian: კონვენციური ომი (ḳonvenciuri omi) — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • German: konventionelle Kriegsführung — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • Romanian: război convențional — waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常規戰爭 /常规战争 (chángguī zhànzhēng) — waging of war in set military battles
  • Finnish: tavanomainen sodankäynti — waging of war in set military battles
  • Finnish: konventionaalinen sodankäynti — waging of war in set military battles
  • French: guerre classique — waging of war in set military battles
  • French: guerre conventionnelle — waging of war in set military battles
  • German: konventionelle Kriegsführung — waging of war in set military battles
  • Romanian: război convențional — waging of war in set military battles