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recoilless

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re·coil·less  (r-koills, rkoil-)
adj.
Designed to minimize the effect of recoil: a recoilless rifle.
recoilless [rɪˈkɔɪllɪs]
adj
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) denoting a gun, esp an antitank weapon, in which the blast is vented to the rear so as to eliminate or reduce recoil
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Adj.1.recoilless - of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil
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recoilless [rɪˈkɔɪllɪs] ADJ [gun] → sin retroceso


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