Ricochet
WordNet

noun


(1)   A glancing rebound

verb


(2)   Spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"
"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
  2. An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

Etymology


Origin uncertain.
  • The word first appears in the phrases chanson du/de riochet, fable du ricochet. This is apparently related to other story-titles such as the fable du rouge kokelet; other dialectal terms such as and Norman has led to theories that the word originally indicated a "young cock". The sense-development is unclear.
 
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