recoil-operated
1recoil-operated — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: recoil (II) + operated, past participle of operate of a firearm : having an action that functions by the movement of parts in recoil * * * /ree koyl op euh ray tid/, adj. employing the recoil… …
2recoil-operated — adjective Date: 1942 of a firearm utilizing the movement of parts in recoil to operate the action …
3recoil-operated — /ree koyl op euh ray tid/, adj. employing the recoil force of an explosive projectile to prepare the firing mechanism for the next shot. [1940 45] * * * …
4Recoil operation — is an operating mechanism used in locked breech, autoloading firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide energy to cycle the action. Other operating systems are blowback operated, gas operated, gatling, and… …
5recoil system — recoil system, a recoil operated machine gun mechanism …
6Recoil — This article is about backward momentum produced in firearms when fired. For other uses, go to Recoil (disambiguation)Recoil, in common everyday language, is considered the backward kick or force produced by a gun when it is fired. In more… …
7Free recoil — This article is about the energy produced by small arms when discharged. For other uses, go to Recoil (disambiguation) Free recoil is a vernacular term or jargon for recoil energy. Free recoil denotes the translational kinetic energy ( Et )… …
8Gas-operated reloading — Gas operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate autoloading firearms. In gas operation, a portion of high pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to extract the spent case and chamber a… …
9small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… …
10Machine gun — [ thumb|200px|An illustration of later model 19th century Gatling gun. It was a multi barreled rotary machine gun fired via a manual crank, which mechanically loaded and primed cartridges from the hopper above the gun] : For other uses of the… …
