The ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper and into the net.
Meaning of ricochet in English
(Definition of ricochet from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
ricochet | American Dictionary
Examples of ricochet
ricochet
The verbs on which a single consonant was preferred were benefited, biased, bused, chorused, focused, reneged, ricocheted.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Places, emotions, musical sounds and rhythms, generations, individuals, groups, chapters, and different voices of the book are represented as ' echoing' or ' ricocheting' off each other in multiple ways.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The mind follows as in a ricochet.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The pellet had punctured his lung, destroyed his gall bladder and ricocheted through his liver, ending up just a millimetre away from the main artery.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
This has involved ricochets from street furniture, kerbs, door frames and riot debris as well as inside buildings.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
They, therefore, report that the property is thus subject to damage from ricochets which it is quite impossible to control.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
In this case, a ricochet occurred, and there was an abnormal variation in direction as a result.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Experiments are being carried out with a view to lessening the possibilities of ricochets.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is liable to be damaged by ricochets and it has therefore been requisitioned.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Unfortunately it ricocheted, and as a result a prisoner and another officer were slightly injured.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
They develop a sense of helplessness that can ricochet back on their family life and their working life.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
There have been ricochets which, no doubt, have hit us.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
Oil prices have ricocheted backwards and forwards and have increased.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That significant constitutional point will ricochet through our legislation hereafter.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It can be seen that the effect of the dispute has ricocheted throughout the school and has had a devastating effect.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Translations of ricochet
in Turkish
in French
in Japanese
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
sekmek, sekerek zıplamak, seke seke gitmek…
ricocher…
跳（は）ね返（かえ）る…
afketsen…
odrazit se…
rikochettere…
memantul…
เด้งกลับ…
nẩy bật ra…
odbijać się (rykoszetem ), odbić się rykoszetem…
rikoschettera, studsa…
melantun…
abprallen…
sprette tilbake, slå tilbake, rikosjettere…
рикошет…
рикошетировать…
