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adj
Lacking recoil. Generally referring to a weapon so designed as to fire a projectile without causing a powerful, destructive backward "kick" or recoil in reaction. The objective of the design is to permit a very light cannon to deliver a relatively large projectile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English recoil Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English recoilless From recoil + -less.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
