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conventional weapon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 常規武器 /常规武器 (chángguī wǔqì) — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
  • Finnish: tavanomainen ase — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
  • French: arme conventionnelle — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
  • Galician: arma convencional — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
  • German: konventionelle Waffen — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
  • Romanian: armă convențională — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
  • Tagalog: kagawianing sandata — weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature