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The meaning of RICOCHET is a glancing rebound (as of a projectile off a flat surface); also : an object that ricochets. How to use ricochet in a sentence.
RICOCHET definition: 1. If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle: 2. a ball…. Learn more.
A projectile that bounces off another surface is said to ricochet. You missed when you threw your crumpled paper at the wastepaper basket. Instead, the paper ricocheted off the wall and hit your brother on the head.
Ricochet definition: the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting from a surface one or more times as a result of a glancing blow.. See examples of RICOCHET used in a sentence.
verb Word forms: -chets, -cheting (-ˌʃeɪɪŋ ), -cheted (-ˌʃeɪd ), -chets, -chetting (-ˌʃɛtɪŋ ), -chetted (-ˌʃɛtɪd ) 1. (intransitive) (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping sound. noun.
RICOCHET meaning: 1. If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle: 2. a ball…. Learn more.
Most ricochets are caused by accident and while the force of the deflection decelerates the projectile, it can still be energetic and almost as dangerous as before the deflection. The possibility of ricochet is one of the reasons for the common firearms safety rule "Never shoot a bullet at a flat, hard surface." [1]
ricochet meaning, definition, what is ricochet: if a bullet, stone, or other object rico...: Learn more.
1. [count]:something (such as a bullet or stone) that ricochets off a surface. He was hit by a ricochet. 2. [noncount]:the action of ricocheting off a surface. the ricochet of the bullet off the wall. RICOCHET meaning: to bounce off a surface and continue moving in a different direction.
Definition of ricochet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
