conventional weapon en · NOUN
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conventional weapons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
WMD · weapon of mass destruction
Relateds
conventional weaponry · conventional warfare
Translations (7)
fi tavanomainen ase (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · cmn 常規武器 /常规武器 (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · fr arme conventionnelle (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · tl kagawianing sandata (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · ro armă convențională (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · gl arma convencional (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · de konventionelle Waffen (weapon of warfare which is not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature)