recoilless ammunition
recoilless ammunition
[ri′kȯi·ləs ‚am·yə′nish·ən] (ordnance)
Ammunition intended for use in recoilless rifles; provision is made in the ammunition for release of propellant gases in the manner and quantity necessary to produce the recoilless action.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.