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recoilless rifle

recoilless rifle noun: a lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.

Noun

recoilless rifle (plural recoilless rifles)

  1. A lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.

Forms of recoilless rifle

pluralrecoilless rifles

Questions about recoilless rifle

What does recoilless rifle mean?
Recoilless rifle means a lightweight portable weapon capable of firing artillery-type shells, used normally as anti-tank weapon.
What part of speech is recoilless rifle?
Recoilless rifle is a noun.
What is the plural of recoilless rifle?
The plural of recoilless rifle is recoilless rifles.

Words near recoilless rifle in the dictionary

  1. recoiling
  2. recoilingly
  3. recoilings
  4. recoilless
  5. recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence
  6. recoilless rifle
  7. recoilless rifles
  8. recoillessly
  9. recoillessness
  10. recoilment
  11. recoilments

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