conventional weaponry en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) Destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature.
The French initiative calls for the elimination of chemical weapons, a ban on production of biological arms and the reduction of nuclear arsenals. As for conventional weaponry, the plan aims to establish "a balance of forces" in each region of the world.
1991 June 17, “World Notes FRANCE”, in Time:
Relateds
conventional weapon · conventional warfare
Translations (4)
fr armement conventionnel (destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · fi tavanomainen aseistus (destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · cmn 常規武器 /常规武器 (destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature) · fi tavanomaiset aseet (destructive implements of warfare which are not nuclear, chemical, biological, or radiological in nature)