ricochet

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  1. intransitive verb To rebound at least once from a surface.
  2. noun The act or an instance of ricocheting.

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  • The walls are polished steel; it's not strictly impossible that they could have reflected the energy, some kind of ricochet effect. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 06 - June 1996
  • The second ricochet, by my hand, was immediately followed by an animal grunt from Anders. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • For a dozen heartbeats Ferrol stared at the display, listening to the word ricochet around his brain. —  Warhorse
  • Again, the bullet whimpered away as a ricochet, and the window remained intact. —  Shining Steel
  • All the signs were there—unconscious for a long time for the compulsion to sink in and replicate to set up a ricochet, the shaking, the guilt, and the uneasiness. —  Hunter, Healer [Sequel to The Society] - Lilith Saintcrow
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French, from Old French, give-and-take.

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  1. from Old French ricochet; cf. French ricocher, ricochet, make ducks and drakes; origin uncertain.
  2. from ricochet, n.
 

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