Ricochet Definition

rĭkə-shā, rĭkə-shā
ricocheted, ricocheting, ricochets, ricochetted, ricochetting
verb
ricocheted, ricocheting, ricochets, ricochetted, ricochetting
To rebound at least once from a surface.
American Heritage
To make a ricochet motion.
Webster's New World
Ricochet is defined as to bounce off a surface and go another direction.
An example of to ricochet is for a basketball to come flying back after hitting the backboard.
YourDictionary
(military) To operate upon by ricochet firing.
Wiktionary
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
A bullet, etc. that ricochets.
Webster's New World
The definition of a ricochet is an act of bouncing off a surface.
An example of a ricochet is a rubber ball flying back after hitting a wall.
YourDictionary

(military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Ricochet

Noun

Singular:
ricochet
Plural:
ricochets

Origin of Ricochet

  • French from Old French give-and-take

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French ricochet.

    From Wiktionary

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