I. ˈrikəˌshā, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, chiefly Brit -shet noun
( -s )
Etymology: French
1. : a glancing rebound or skipping (as of a projectile along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation or of a flat stone thrown along the surface of water) ; also : an object that ricochets
2. : a bounding or thrown staccato played or to be played in one bow stroke (as on the down bow) — used as a musical direction for bowed stringed instruments
II. intransitive verb
( ricocheted -ād ; or ricochetted -etə̇d ; ricocheted or ricochetted ; ricocheting -āiŋ ; or ricochetting -etiŋ ; ricochets )
1. : to skip with a glancing rebound or series of rebounds
a ricocheting bullet
2. : to move, fly, or strike in the manner of a ricochet