Thesaurus: ricochet

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n.
3. 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.
4. n. a glancing rebound
5. v. spring back; spring away from an impact
6. 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. Ricochet firing (Mil.), 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. To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [R.] 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.
7. A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gunis fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown alongthe surface of water. Ricochet firing (Mil.), the firing of guns orhowitzers, usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a fewdegrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or skip alongthe ground.
8. n:26/v:74 n. a glancing rebound