recoilless

adjective

re·​coil·​less ˈrē-ˌkȯi(-ə)l-ləs 

ri-ˈkȯi(-ə)l-

: venting expanding propellant gas before recoil is produced

recoilless rifle

recoilless airgun

Examples of recoilless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One died in the eastern part of the city when a car bomb hit him, and the other a few months later after a recoilless rifle round tore through his cab. —Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 29 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above