Found 3 items, similar to Ricochet.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ricochet melantun, membalik, mengambul
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ricochet ricochet n : a glancing rebound [syn: carom] v : spring back; spring away from an impact; “The rubber ball bounced”; “These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide” [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate] [also: ricochetting, ricochetted]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ricochet 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ricochetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ricochetting.] To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n. [R.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]