"conventional weapon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conventional weapons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conventional weapon (plural conventional weapons)
  1. A weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature. Wikipedia link: conventional weapon Categories (topical): Weapons Related terms: conventional warfare, conventional weaponry Translations (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature): 常規武器 (Chinese Mandarin), 常规武器 (chángguī wǔqì) (Chinese Mandarin), tavanomainen ase (Finnish), arme conventionnelle [feminine] (French), arma convencional [feminine] (Galician), konventionelle Waffen [plural] (German), armă convențională [feminine] (Romanian), kagawianing sandata (Tagalog)

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