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Ricochet

Ricochet Meaning & Definition
Ricochet Definition And Meaning

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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