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recoilless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
re-coil-less
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking recoil. Generally referring to a weapon so designed as to fire a projectile without causing a powerful, destructive backward "kick" or recoil in reaction. The objective of the design is to permit a very light cannon to deliver a relatively large projectile.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English recoil Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English recoilless From recoil + -less.

Inflected Forms

more recoilless (comparative) most recoilless (superlative)

Derived Forms

recoillessly recoillessness

Phrases

recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence recoilless rifle

Questions

What does recoilless mean?
Lacking recoil. Generally referring to a weapon so designed as to fire a projectile without causing a powerful, destructive backward "kick" or recoil in reaction. The objective of the design is to permit a very light cannon to deliver a relatively large projectile.
Where does recoilless come from?
Etymology tree English recoil Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English recoilless From recoil + -less.

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