单词 | ricochet effect |
释义 | > as lemmasricochet effect ricochet effect n. (a) the fact or quality of producing ricochet; (b) = knock-on effect n. at knock-on n. and adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1871 C. O. Browne Short Notes on Field Batteries ii. 95 Ricochet effect is sometimes considered as the obvious advantage of bearing on the flank of a line. 1899 M. N. Murfree Story Old Fort Loudon ix. 261 The terrifying ricochet effects on an unsophisticated red-man of riving a buzz-wig from the head of his victim in lieu of a real scalp. 2002 Guardian 24 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 38/2 The bad adjustment in your back has a ricochet effect all down your spine and buggers up your nervous system. 2007 M. Harrison Ruby Tuesday xxvi. 166 He lowered the barrel, like the police in the southern States had learned to do, maximizing the ricochet effect of the buckshot. < as lemmas |
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