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recoil spring

recoil spring noun: a spring that absorbs the shock of a fired bullet and returns the firearm to its original position.

Noun

recoil spring (plural recoil springs)

  1. A spring that absorbs the shock of a fired bullet and returns the firearm to its original position.

Forms of recoil spring

pluralrecoil springs

Questions about recoil spring

What does recoil spring mean?
Recoil spring means a spring that absorbs the shock of a fired bullet and returns the firearm to its original position.
What part of speech is recoil spring?
Recoil spring is a noun.
What is the plural of recoil spring?
The plural of recoil spring is recoil springs.

Words near recoil spring in the dictionary

  1. recoheres
  2. recohering
  3. recoil
  4. recoil pad
  5. recoil pads
  6. recoil spring
  7. recoil springs
  8. recoil start
  9. recoil starts
  10. recoiled
  11. recoiler

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