Meanings
nounconventional weapon (plural conventional weapons)
plural conventional weapons
- A weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.
Germany would agree to make no ABC (atomic, bacteriological and chemical) weapons, build only enough conventional weapons to arm its twelve divisions.
1954 October 11, “Agreement on Germany”, in Time
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 常規武器 /常规武器
- 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
- tavanomainen aseweapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
French arme conventionnelle
- arme conventionnelleweapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
German konventionelle Waffen
- konventionelle Waffenweapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
Romanian armă convențională
- armă convenționalăweapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
Tagalog kagawianing sandata
- kagawianing sandataweapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature
Cite this entry
APA
conventional weapon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conventional%20weapon
MLA
“conventional weapon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conventional%20weapon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conventional weapon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conventional%20weapon.
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