Definition of ricochet

• n. - 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.
• v. t. - To operate upon by ricochet firing. See Ricochet, n.
• 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.