conventional weapon

noun

1. a nonnuclear weapon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of conventional weapon¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

There are also other hostile humans and androids that you can dispatch with conventional weapons, but, true to gaming’s survival horror genre, ammo is limited to keep the pressure high.

From Popular-Science

A nuclear bomb is a thousand times more powerful than any conventional weapon, right?

From The Daily Beast