'Recoil escapement' definitions:

Definition of 'Recoil escapement'

From: GCIDE
  • Recoil \Re*coil"\, n.
  • 1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state or condition of having recoiled. [1913 Webster]
  • The recoil from formalism is skepticism. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged. [1913 Webster]
  • Recoil dynamometer (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm.
  • Recoil escapement. See the Note under Escapement. [1913 Webster]