Dictionary

ricochet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin.

Meanings

1. A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
2. An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
   • And you've not been hit / By flying lead / You'd better close your eyes / Bow your head / Wait for the ricochet 1970, “Child in Time”, in Deep Purple in Rock, performed by Deep Purple:

Forms

Deriveds

ricochetal

Translations (33)

ca rebot (an instance of ricocheting) · is skopp (an instance of ricocheting) · is endurkast (an instance of ricocheting) · hu visszapattanás (an instance of ricocheting) · hu geller (an instance of ricocheting) · el αποστρακισμός (an instance of ricocheting) · he רִיקוֹשֵט (an instance of ricocheting) · cmn 跳彈 /跳弹 (an instance of ricocheting) · sv rikoschett (an instance of ricocheting) · pt ricochete (an instance of ricocheting) · de Querschläger (an instance of ricocheting) · ja 跳弾 (an instance of ricocheting) · fi kimmoke (an instance of ricocheting) · he נֶתֶז (an instance of ricocheting) · kk жанап тию (an instance of ricocheting) · ms lantunan (an instance of ricocheting) · es rebotadura (an instance of ricocheting) · de Querschuss (an instance of ricocheting) · es rebote (an instance of ricocheting) · ru рикоше́т (an instance of ricocheting) · vi đạn nảy (an instance of ricocheting) · mk рикоше́ (an instance of ricocheting) · it rimbalzo (an instance of ricocheting) · mi ripi (an instance of ricocheting) · ko 도탄 (an instance of ricocheting) · et rikošett (an instance of ricocheting) · fr ricochet (an instance of ricocheting) · bg рикошет (an instance of ricocheting) · nl ricochet (an instance of ricocheting) · hu lepattanás (an instance of ricocheting) · lv rikošets (an instance of ricocheting) · cs odraz (an instance of ricocheting) · pl rykoszet (an instance of ricocheting)

ricochet en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin.

Meanings

1. To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
   • Before the interval an Alibade strike ricocheted off the back of Bright after Ifeoma Onumonu’s cutback. Then in added time Uchenna Kanu smacked a header off the top of the bar. 2023 August 7, Suzanne Wrack, “England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals”, in The Guardian:
   • Everything that could go right for England did although they never felt lucky and they chuckled at Kane’s third that ricocheted off his heel while he was looking the other way. 2018 June 24, Sam Wallace, “Harry Kane scores hat-trick as England hit Panama for six to secure World Cup knock-out qualification”, in Telegraph (UK), retrieved 24 Jun 2018:
   • The truth is that our love / Will ricochet through eternity 2023, “It Must Change”, in My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, performed by ANOHNI:
2. To operate upon by ricochet firing.

Forms

Translations (39)

es rebotar (to rebound) · es resurtir (to rebound) · es repercutir (to rebound) · is fleyta kerlingar (to rebound) · hu lepattan (to rebound) · ru срикоше́тить (to rebound) · de querschlagen (to rebound) · is endurkastast (to rebound) · mi ripi (to rebound) · ru рикошети́ровать (to rebound) · cs odskočit (to rebound) · de abprallen (to rebound) · io rikochar (to rebound) · mi pahu (to rebound) · ms melantun (to rebound) · cy rhybedio (to rebound) · hu gellert kap (to rebound) · de wegprallen (to rebound) · hu visszapattan (to rebound) · es recudir (to rebound) · fr ricocher (to rebound) · is kastast frá (to rebound) · fi kimmota (to rebound) · ga athscinn (to rebound) · ru отрикоше́тить (to rebound) · cs odrážet se (to rebound) · ota سكمك (to rebound) · ru бить рикоше́том (to rebound) · cs odrazit se (to rebound) · pt ricochetear (to rebound) · nl afketsen (to rebound) · ja 跳ね返す (to rebound) · bg рикоширам (to rebound) · sv rikoschettera (to rebound) · ru рикоше́тить (to rebound) · it rimbalzare (to rebound) · ca retopar (to rebound) · mk рикошети́ра (to rebound) · is skoppa (to rebound)