Category:Ricochet

Ric`o*chet", n. Etym: [f.]

Defn: 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.

Ricochet Ric`o*chet", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ricochetting.]

Defn: to operate upon by ricochet firing. See ricochet, n. [r.]

Ricochet Ric`o*chet", v. i.

Defn: 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.