Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conventional warfare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: con-ven-tion-al war-fare
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.

Uncountable

noun

The waging of war in set military battles, as opposed to waging guerrilla warfare or fighting insurgencies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For McNamara's buildup, which has given the armed forces the capacity to respond flexibly to guerrilla and conventional warfare as well as to nuclear attack, the defense budget this year will be $7.5 billion higher than the last Eisenhower defense budget in 1960."

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Phrases

conventional weapon

Frequently Paired Words

conventional weapon guerrilla warfare

Questions

What does conventional warfare mean?: The waging of war in a manner which does not use nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.

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