ricochet

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If a ball or bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle:

The ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper and into the net.

a ball or bullet that hits a surface and moves away from it at an angle, or an occasion when this happens :

He was hit by a ricochet from a stray bullet.

Their second goal was a ricochet.

(of a ball, bullet, or other small object) to bounce off a surface:

The ball ricocheted off the goalie’s foot and into the net.