ricochet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ricochet, of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɪk.ə.ʃeɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ, -ɛt Hyphenation: ric‧o‧chet === Noun === ricochet (plural ricochets) (military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface. An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ricochet (third-person singular simple present ricochets, present participle ricocheting or (especially UK) ricochetting, simple past and past participle ricocheted or (especially UK) ricochetted) To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction. (military) To operate upon by ricochet firing. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === ricochet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Uncertain. The word first appears in the phrases chanson du/de ricochet, fable du ricochet. This is apparently related to other story-titles such as the fable du rouge kokelet; other dialectal terms such as ripoton (“duckling”) and Norman recoquet (“chick”) have led to theories that the word originally indicated a "young cock". The sense-development is unclear. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁi.kɔ.ʃɛ/ === Noun === ricochet m (plural ricochets) rebound; ricochet (games) ducks and drakes, stone skipping === Further reading === “ricochet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012