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ricochet

/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/

/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ/

ricochet back

ricochet off

ricochetnoun

ricochets

/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/

/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ/

Translations

рикошет

The bullet hit the wall and went off in a ricochet.

Пуля попала в стену и ушла рикошетом.

Additional translations

рикошетирование

Definitions

The action or motion of an object, such as a bullet or stone, rebounding off a surface.

The ricochet of the bullet off the wall startled everyone in the room.

An object that rebounds off a surface.

The ricochet hit the target after bouncing off the ground.

Synonyms

ricochetverb

ricocheted

Past Simple

ricocheted

Past Participle

ricocheting

Gerund

/ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/

/ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ/

Translations

рикошетить

The bullet ricocheted off the wall.

Пуля рикошетила от стены.

Additional translations

пружинить

отскакивать

Definitions

To rebound one or more times off a surface.

The bullet ricocheted off the wall and hit the ceiling.

Synonyms

spring back

ricochetadjective

Attributive use: appears before another noun (e.g. “a ricochet bullet”).

Definitions

Relating to, caused by, or having undergone a ricochet.

The victim sustained a wound from a ricochet bullet.