ricochet off

ricochet off something

[for some rapidly moving object, such as a bullet] to bounce off something at an angle. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and struck the gunman. Bullets were ricocheting off the walls from all angles.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dermot	-	Irish
Corwin	KAWR-win	English
Elkan	-	Hebrew
Atifa	-	Arabic
Kristiina	KREES-tee:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Huber	['hu:bə]