Ricochet

Word RICOCHET
Character 8
Hyphenation ric o chet
Pronunciations /ˈɹɪkəʃeɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Ricochet"

What do we mean by ricochet?

To rebound at least once from a surface. intransitive verb

The act or an instance of ricocheting. noun

The motion of an object which rebounds from a flat surface over which it is passing, as in the case of a stone thrown along the surface of water. noun

To bound by touching the earth or the surface of water and glancing off, as a cannon-ball.

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. noun

The firing of guns or howitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip along the ground. noun

To operate upon by ricochet firing. See ricochet, n. transitive verb

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. intransitive verb

A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface. noun

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound. noun

To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction. verb

Spring back; spring away from an impact verb

A glancing rebound noun

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

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

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The word "ricochet" in example sentences

One cannot help jumping when death, in the form of a piece of flying lead, hits the rail beside him, or the mast over his head, or whines away in a ricochet from the steel shrouds. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For a dozen heartbeats Ferrol stared at the display, listening to the word ricochet around his brain. ❋ Zahn, Timothy (1990)

I was still hearing Acer's name ricochet around the inside of my head. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Q: Earlier this year you said you'd prefer the secondary be referred to as ricochet rather than toast. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I just didn't understand that the ricochet is the second part you can't hide what you intend, it glows in the dark once you start the path of revenge there's no way to stop the more I try to hurt you the more it hurts me strange, it seems like a character mutation though I have all the means of bringing you fuckers down ❋ Unknown (2009)

The angle of fire produces only a rare ricochet which is caught by the aforementioned dirt hill. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The senator says he'll now "ricochet" among South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire, starting with a Southern swing next week. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But if you're outside that charmed circle -- or, even worse, suffer a "ricochet" because of the actions of someone within it -- then Cohen's message is, "Suck it up, bitch, this is a tough town." ❋ Glenn Greenwald (2006)

WHITFIELD: And, Maria, are officials believing, at this point, that at least in the Kuta area, that this explosion took place solely in this restaurant and then, because of the kind of ricochet effect, the other nearby businesses were impacted? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe on Saturday warned white commercial farmers against organising themselves to assault landless blacks, saying such attacks could "ricochet". ❋ Unknown (2001)

One more thing why I don’t shoot Barnes, does the word ricochet come to mind! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Beyond this, in some cases where there was no doubt of the short distance from which the bullet was fired, the wounds were due to 'ricochet' of portions of broken-up bullets. ❋ George Henry Makins (N/A)

A centering pass, a laser cross -- any kind of ricochet, really -- could make him feel young again. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For the "ricochet" Pete stood with his feet shoulder-width apart. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The definition of ricochet schedules or "megawatt laundering" provided in the Enron memos and (subsequently included in the Commission 's Request for Admissions) is narrow in that it includes only one type of "ricochet" or "megawatt laundering": i.e. exporting power from the PX to another entity, for a fee, in order to resell the same energy back into the ISO's real time market. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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