Definition of Recoils. Meaning of Recoils. Synonyms of Recoils
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Definition of Recoils
Recoil Recoil Re*coil", v. t.
To draw or go back. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Recoil Recoil Re*coil", n.
1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as,
the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
2. The state or condition of having recoiled.
The recoil from formalism is skepticism. --F. W.
Robertson.
3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when
discharged.
Recoil dynamometer (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring
the force of the recoil of a firearm.
Recoil escapement See the Note under Escapement.