1. bullets, stones, or other projectiles that bounce off a surface after hitting it

1. to bounce off a surface after hitting it, especially of a bullet or projectile
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• The bullet ricochets off the metal wall.
• Police warned about dangerous ricochets from the shooting range.
• The stone ricochets across the water’s surface.
• Several ricochets were found embedded in nearby trees.
• The ball ricochets between the walls of the narrow alley.
• Fragments and ricochets posed a serious safety hazard.
• The sound ricochets through the empty canyon.