The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: ricochet)
WordNet
n. a glancing rebound [syn: carom]
v. spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate]
[also: ricochetting, ricochetted]
See ricochet
Usage examples of "ricochetted".
He fired a coherent beam of sizzling green light which struck the nearest pillar dead-on and then ricochetted back at him.
When he'd fired upon the one in the tunnel, the beam had just ricochetted without doing the enemy any damage.
The other, striking the water a hundred yards short of its objective, ricochetted and hurtled through the air full fifty yards astern.
This time it fell short, ricochetted and passed a cable's length astern.
Bullets ricochetted harmlessly from the shields, and Ruby had to stop firing as her own bullets came flying back at her from the walls of the stairwell.
He never took his eyes off the duo of silver balls that raced and ricochetted under the glass.