"recoilless" meaning in English

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          "word": "recoilless rifle"
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        "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."
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          "word": "rekyylitön"
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          "word": "rückstoßfrei"
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          "word": "rückstoßlos"
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          "word": "bezodrzutowy"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "word": "fără recul"
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