RICOCHETED
Verb
ricocheted
simple past tense and past participle of ricochet
Source: Wiktionary
RICOCHET
Ric`o*chet", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: 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.
Ric`o*chet", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ricochetting.]
Definition: To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [R.]
Ric`o*chet", v. i.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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