verb, noun
verb (ricocheting prep.] )of a moving object( to hit a surface and come off it fast at a different angle:
The bullet ricocheted off a nearby wall. * The van hit the side of the bridge and ricocheted across the road.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] a ball, bullet or stone that ricochets:
A woman protester was killed by a ricochet )bullet(.
2 [U] the action of ricocheting:
the ricochet of bricks and bottles off police riot shields
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is ricochet a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ricochet is tagged as noun.
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