the bullet ricochetted
1ricochet — [rik′ə shā΄, rik΄ə shā′; ] Brit [, rik′əshet΄] n. [Fr; used first in fable du ricochet (story in which the narrator constantly evades the hearers questions) < ?] 1. the oblique rebound or skipping of a bullet, stone, etc. after striking a… …
2ricochet — [ rɪkəʃeɪ, ʃɛt] verb (ricochets, ricocheting ʃeɪɪŋ, ricocheted ʃeɪd or ricochets, ricochetting ʃɛtɪŋ, ricochetted ʃɛtɪd) (of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface. ↘move or appear to move in such a way …
3ricochet — ► VERB (ricocheted, ricocheting or ricochetted, ricochetting) 1) (of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface. 2) move or appear to move in such a way. ► NOUN 1) a shot or hit that ricochets. 2) …
4ricochet — n. & v. n. 1 the action of a projectile, esp. a shell or bullet, in rebounding off a surface. 2 a hit made after this. v.intr. (ricocheted; ricocheting or ricochetted; ricochetting) (of a projectile) rebound one or more times from a surface.… …
