Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, n. [F.]
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.
Ricochet firing (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers,
usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few
degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or
skip along the ground.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. i.
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, n.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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