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ricochet definition

rico·chet (rik′ə s̸hā′, rik′ə s̸hā′; Brit, -s̸het′)

noun

  1. the oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet, stone, etc. after striking a surface at an angle
  2. a bullet, etc. that ricochets

Etymology: Fr; used first in fable du ricochet (story in which the narrator constantly evades the hearers' questions) < ?

intransitive verb ricocheted -·cheted′ (-s̸hād′) or ricochetted -·chet′·ted (-s̸het′id), ricocheting -·chet′·ing (-s̸hā′iŋ) or ricochetting -·chet′·ting (-s̸het′iŋ)

to make a ricochet motion

Etymology: Fr ricocher < the n.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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