About The Word Ricochet
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Ricochet
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What's The Definition Of Ricochet?
[n] a glancing rebound
[v] spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ricochet: bounce | bound | carom | rebound | recoil | resile | reverberate | spring | take a hop Related Terms | Find terms related to Ricochet: See Also | backlash | bound off | carom | glance | jump | kick | kick back | leap | rebound | recoil | repercussion | skip Ricochet In Webster's Dictionary \Ric`o*chet"\, n. [F.]
A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a
gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone
thrown along the surface of water.
{Ricochet firing} (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers,
usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few
degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or
skip along the ground.
\Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.] \Ric`o*chet"\, v. i. To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See {Ricochet}, n. |
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