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ricochets

noun

Meaning

  1. A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
  2. An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
  3. To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
  4. To operate upon by ricochet firing.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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