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recoilless rifle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 無後座力炮 /无后座力炮 (wúhòu zuò lìpào) — weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無後力炮 /无后力炮 (wúhòu lìpào) — weapon
  • Finnish: sinko — weapon
  • French: canon sans recul — weapon
  • German: rückstoßfreies Geschütz — weapon
  • Japanese: 無反動砲 (muhan dōhō) — weapon
  • Khmer: កាំភ្លើងឥតធាក់ថយ (kampləəŋ ǝt theak thɑɑy) — weapon
  • Khmer: កាំភ្លើងមិនធាក់ (kampləəŋ mɨn theak) — weapon
  • Russian: безотка́тное ору́дие (bezotkátnoje orúdije) — weapon
  • Swedish: granatgevär — weapon