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UK
/ɹˈɪkəʃˌeɪ/
]
[ US /ˈɹɪkəˌʃeɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɪkəˌʃeɪ/ ]
VERB
-
spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
NOUN
- a glancing rebound
How To Use ricochet In A Sentence
- I just didn't understand that the ricochet is the second part you can't hide what you intend, it glows in the dark once you start the path of revenge there's no way to stop the more I try to hurt you the more it hurts me strange, it seems like a character mutation though I have all the means of bringing you fuckers down Killing the Buddha
- I couldn't hear anything except our screams, which ricocheted off the houses and sounded in my ears.
- The distributed mass of ricocheting impulses which form the foundation of intelligence forbid deterministic results for a given starting point.
- The guns of the Thunder Child sounded through the reek, going off one after the other, and one shot splashed the water high close by the steamer, ricocheted towards the other flying ships to the north, and smashed a smack to matchwood. The War of The Worlds
- The first shot from the "Conestoga" struck the water a few feet from the "Yankee," and, ricochetting, plunged into her hull. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2)
- In some of the open squares of Cuzco, ricocheting lines seem to lead from box to box, while in others the arrangement of lines is a little sharper, denser and more closed, like an outlined star.
- A door thudded against the concrete walls and the sound ricocheted down to my ears.
- This time the bullet ricochets off the stone fireplace behind Deuterium Boy and embeds itself in the piano, causing the figurine to topple off and shatter on the ground.
- No, Galan patiently explained to the jury, it was universally used by police because it was safer to the public in terms of reduced ricochet and over-penetration.
- The wizard of Wishaw was not to be denied, however, conjuring a remarkable - and intentional - shot in which he ricocheted one red off another and into the top corner.