What does ricochet mean?

Q: What does ricochet mean?

v. When something like a ball or bullet hits a surface and bounces off at a different angle, that's called ricocheting.; n. When a ball, bullet, or stone hits a surface and bounces off at a different angle, that's called a ricochet.; The action of something bouncing off a surface at a different angle is called a ricochet.

ricochet - Meaning, Definition & Examples

verb

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When something like a ball or bullet hits a surface and bounces off at a different angle, that's called ricocheting.

The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.

noun

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When a ball, bullet, or stone hits a surface and bounces off at a different angle, that's called a ricochet.

A woman protester was killed by a ricochet.

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The action of something bouncing off a surface at a different angle is called a ricochet.

the ricochet of bricks and bottles off police riot shields

translation

When something like a ball or bullet hits a surface and bounces off at a different angle, that's called ricocheting.

When a ball, bullet, or stone hits a surface and bounces off at a different angle, that's called a ricochet.; The action of something bouncing off a surface at a different angle is called a ricochet.

Word Forms

3rd Present ricochets

Past ricochetted,ricocheted

Perfect ricochetted,ricocheted

Progressive ricochetting,ricocheting

Plural ricochets

ricochet

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