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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ricochet  \Ric`o*chet"\,  n.  [F.] 
  A  rebound  or  skipping,  as  of  a  ball  along  the  ground  when  a 
  gun  is  fired  at  a  low  angle  of  elevation,  or  of  a  fiat  stone 
  thrown  along  the  surface  of  water. 
 
  {Ricochet  firing}  (Mil.),  the  firing  of  guns  or  howitzers, 
  usually  with  small  charges,  at  an  elevation  of  only  a  few 
  degrees,  so  as  to  cause  the  balls  or  shells  to  bound  or 
  skip  along  the  ground. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ricochet  \Ric`o*chet"\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Ricochetted};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Ricochetting}.] 
  To  operate  upon  by  ricochet  firing.  See  {Ricochet},  n.  [R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ricochet  \Ric`o*chet"\,  v.  i. 
  To  skip  with  a  rebound  or  rebounds,  as  a  flat  stone  on  the 
  surface  of  water,  or  a  cannon  ball  on  the  ground.  See 
  {Ricochet},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  ricochet 
  n  :  a  glancing  rebound  [syn:  {carom}] 
  v  :  spring  back  spring  away  from  an  impact;  "The  rubber  ball 
  bounced"  [syn:  {bounce},  {take  a  hop},  {spring},  {bound}, 
  {rebound},  {recoil}] 




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