recoil pad

noun

A soft rubber (or similar) attachment added to the butt of a long firearm to absorb some of the recoil.

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Meanings

nounrecoil pad (plural recoil pads)

plural recoil pads

  1. engineeringA soft rubber (or similar) attachment added to the butt of a long firearm to absorb some of the recoil.
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APA

recoil pad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoil%20pad

MLA

“recoil pad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoil%20pad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recoil pad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recoil%20pad.

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