spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
A rebound or skipping, as of a ball along the ground when a gun is fired at a low angle of elevation, or of a fiat stone thrown along the surface of water
When a bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and bounces away from it. The bullets ricocheted off the bonnet and windscreen. Ricochet is also a noun. He was wounded in the shoulder by a ricochet. if a bullet, stone, or other object ricochets, it changes direction when it hits a surface at an angle ricochet off. something such as a bullet or a stone that has ricocheted