recoil escapement

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]