ricochet

  • 91ricochet —  , ricocheted, ricocheting …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 92ricochet —    The deflection of a projectile(s) after impact …

    Forensic science glossary

  • 93ricochet — ric·o·chet || rɪkÉ™ ʃeɪ / rɪkəʃeɪ n. rebounding motion or deflection of a projectile from a surface v. bounce back, rebound or be deflected off of a surface …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 94ricochet — [ rɪkəʃeɪ, ʃɛt] verb (ricochets, ricocheting ʃeɪɪŋ, ricocheted ʃeɪd or ricochets, ricochetting ʃɛtɪŋ, ricochetted ʃɛtɪd) (of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface. ↘move or appear to move in such a way …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 95ricochet — 1 verb (I) if a moving object, such as a bullet or stone, ricochets, it changes direction when it hits a surface at an angle (+ off): Bullets ricocheted off the boulders around him. 2 noun (C) 1 something such as a bullet or a stone that has… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 96ricochet — n 1. rebound, recoil, reaction, reflex, backlash, return; repercussion, result, counteraction, retroaction; echo, reecho, reverberation, reflection; deflection, glancing off, turning aside, divergence. v 2. rebound, bound back, spring back,… …

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  • 97ricochet — ric·o·chet …

    English syllables

  • 98ricochet — ric•o•chet [[t]ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt[/t]] n. v. cheted [[t] ˈʃeɪd, ˌʃeɪd[/t]] chet•ing [[t] ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ, ˌʃeɪ ɪŋ[/t]] or (esp. brit.) chet•ted [[t] ˌʃɛt ɪd[/t]] chet•ting [[t] ˌʃɛt ɪŋ[/t]] 1) the rebound or skip of an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 99ricochet — I. /ˈrɪkəʃeɪ / (say rikuhshay) noun 1. the motion of an object or projectile which rebounds one or more times from the surface or surfaces it strikes. –verb (i) (ricocheted, ricocheting) 2. to move in this way, as a projectile. {French; origin… …

  • 100ricochet —   n. glancing rebound; v.i. move in or like this …

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