recoilless
recoilless — adjective
- recoillesspositive
- more recoillesscomparative
- most recoillesssuperlative
1. designed so a gun or similar weapon sends gas out and kicks back very little whe
1.形容詞C2
釋義
designed so a gun or similar weapon sends gas out and kicks back very little when fired
例句
The crew carried a recoilless rifle up the rocky hill.
collocation: recoilless rifle
A recoilless gun let Caleb fire from the truck safely.
Kofi cleaned the recoilless launcher after the long desert drill.
The museum displayed a recoilless weapon beside a heavy old cannon.
During training, the recoilless weapon pushed Aylin back less than the old gun.
同義詞
- low-recoil
describes little kick in use, but not always the same gas-venting design
用法筆記
Usually used before nouns such as rifle, gun, launcher, or weapon. It refers to a design that lets gas escape so the shot creates much less backward force.