Definition of: ricochet

(rik′ə·shā′, -shet′) v.i. ·cheted (-shād′) or ·chet·ted (-shet′id), ·chet·ing (-shā′ing) or ·chet·ting (-shet′ing)
To glance from a surface, as a projectile over the water; make a series of skips or bounds.
—noun
1. A bounding, as of a projectile over a surface.
2. The method of firing by which a projectile is made to rebound.
3. A projectile so rebounding. [<OF]