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RECOILLESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does recoilless mean?
• RECOILLESS (adjective)
The adjective RECOILLESS has 1 sense:
1. of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil
Familiarity information: RECOILLESS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
recoil (the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired)
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