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recoilless

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re⋅coil⋅less

  [ri-koil-lis, ree-koil-]
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–adjective
having little or no recoil: a recoilless rifle.
Origin:
1945–50; recoil + -less
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re·coil·less   (rĭ-koil'lĭs, rē'koil'-)   
adj.  Designed to minimize the effect of recoil: a recoilless rifle.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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