noun🔗ShareA method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface."The child's flat stone throw was successful; the ricochet across the lake sent ripples spreading wide. "physicsmilitaryactionweaponscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound."The baseball took a bad bounce, and the ricochet off the metal fence sent it flying over my head. "physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction."The tennis ball ricocheted off the wall and landed in the garden. "physicsactiondirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo operate upon by ricochet firing."The soldiers practiced how to ricochet bullets off the wall to hit targets hidden behind cover. "physicsactionmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading