RICOCHET


Meaning of RICOCHET in English

/ ˈrɪkəʃeɪ; NAmE ; BrE also -ʃet/ verb , noun

■ verb

( rico·chet·ing / ˈrɪkəʃeɪɪŋ; NAmE / rico·cheted , rico·cheted / ˈrɪkəʃeɪd; NAmE /, BrE also rico·chet·ting / ˈrɪkəʃetɪŋ; NAmE / rico·chet·ted , rico·chet·ted / ˈrɪkəʃetɪd; NAmE /) [ v + adv. / prep. ] ( of a moving object ) to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle :

The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall.

■ noun

1.

[ C ] a ball, bullet or stone that ricochets :

A woman protester was killed by a ricochet (bullet).

2.

[ U ] the action of ricocheting :

the ricochet of bricks and bottles off police riot shields

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French , of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.