Ricochet
['rɪkəʃeɪ;-ʃet] or [,rɪkə'ʃet]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n.
(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.
Typed by Elbert
Definition
n. a rebound along the ground as of a ball fired at a low elevation.—v.i. to skip along the ground:—pr.p. ricochet′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. ricochet′ted.
Editor: Whitney