vt to operate upon by ricochet firing. ·see ricochet, ·noun.
2. ricochet ·vi 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, ·noun.
3. ricochet ·noun 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.