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ricochet

ric·o·chet [ ríkə shày, rìkə sháy ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle ric·o·cheted [ ríkə shàyd, rìkə sháyd ], present participle ric·o·chet·ing [ ríkə shày ing, rìkə sháy ing ], 3rd person present singular ric·o·chets [ ríkə shàyz, rìkə sháyz ])
Definition:
 
rebound: to hit a surface and bounce, traveling away in a different direction



noun  (plural ric·o·chets)
Definition:
 
rebounding action: the rebounding action of something that hits a surface and bounces off in a different direction

[Mid-18th century. < Old French, "give-and-take, repetition"]
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