Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ricochet"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, n. [F.]
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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.]
To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, 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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ricochet
n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}]
v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
{spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}]


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