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ricochet |
4 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: ricochet n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}] v : spring back spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced" [syn: {bounce}, {take a hop}, {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}]
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