Synonyms for ricochet

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rik-uh-shey, rik-uh-shey or, esp. British, rik-uh-shet

Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ or, esp. British, ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt

Définition of ricochet

Origin : 1758, originally in a military sense, from French ricochet (n.) "the skipping of a shot, or of a flat stone on water" (see ricochet (n.). Related: Ricochetted; ricochetting.

verb rebound

Example sentences :

Henceforward I could only learn, as it were, by ricochet what was going on.
Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett

The similarity of this bullet to that seen in the ricochet in fig. 32 was exact.
Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins

Effect of ricochet in the production of severe forms of injury.
Extract from : « Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 » by George Henry Makins

Perhaps he had mistaken it for the ricochet of a round shot.
Extract from : « The Rifle Rangers » by Captain Mayne Reid

So I tache, as they say at musketry-instruction, by direct and ricochet fire.
Extract from : « Soldier Stories » by Rudyard Kipling

But there has been an accident, a ricochet off one of those rocks.
Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson

The missile was deformed by ricochet before striking the bone.
Extract from : « Gunshot Roentgenograms » by Clyde S. Ford

The nose of the bullet is slightly deformed by ricochet at long range.
Extract from : « Gunshot Roentgenograms » by Clyde S. Ford

No, my lud,” said Mr. Ricochet, “that was never alleged or suggested.
Extract from : « The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit » by Richard Harris

They ricochet off the ground for a good distance after the first graze.
Extract from : « Life in an Indian Outpost » by Gordon Casserly

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