Definition of ricochet
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a glancing rebound (as of a projectile off a flat surface)
the ricochet of the bullet off the wall
also
: an object that ricochets
He was hit by a ricochet.
ricochet
verbDefinition of ricochet (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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 The chute snaps open, the sound ricocheting through the gorge like a gunshot, and McGuire is soaring, carving S turns into the air, swooping over a winding creek.— Karl Taro Greenfeld
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The first known use of ricochet was in 1740
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