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- Dictionaryricochet/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/
verb
- 1. (of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface: "a bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall"
noun
- 1. a shot or hit that rebounds off a surface: "she was hit by a ricochet in the leg"
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: to bounce or skip with or as if with a glancing rebound. The bullet that hit President Reagan had ricocheted off the presidential limousine. David Fisher. The ball ricochets at a right angle, falling with force into the first baseman's glove … Bob Drury.
A projectile that bounces off another surface is said to ricochet. You missed when you threw your crumpled paper at the wastepaper basket. Instead, the paper ricocheted off the wall and hit your brother on the head.
a ball or bullet that hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle, or an occasion when this happens : He was hit by a ricochet from a stray bullet. Their second goal was a ricochet. Synonyms. bounce (MOVEMENT) rebound. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Ricochet definition: the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting from a surface one or more times as a result of a glancing blow.. See examples of RICOCHET used in a sentence.
(rɪkəʃeɪ , US -ʃeɪ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense ricochets , present participle ricocheting , past tense, past participle ricocheted. verb. When a bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and bounces away from it. The bullets ricocheted off the bonnet and windscreen. [VERB preposition/adverb] [ Also VERB]
a ball or bullet that hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle, or an occasion when this happens : He was hit by a ricochet from a stray bullet. Their second goal was a ricochet. Synonyms. bounce (MOVEMENT) rebound. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
n. 1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet. 2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets. [C18: from French, of unknown origin]
noun. ricochets. The oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet, stone, etc. after striking a surface at an angle. Webster's New World. The act or an instance of ricocheting. American Heritage. Similar definitions. A bullet, etc. that ricochets. Webster's New World.
ricochet meaning, definition, what is ricochet: if a bullet, stone, or other object rico...: Learn more.
plural ricochets. Britannica Dictionary definition of RICOCHET. 1. [count] : something (such as a bullet or stone) that ricochets off a surface. He was hit by a ricochet. 2. [noncount] : the action of ricocheting off a surface. the ricochet of the bullet off the wall.
