Boomerang vs. Ricochet — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Boomerang and Ricochet
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Boomerang
A boomerang is a thrown tool, typically constructed as a flat airfoil, that is designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight. A returning boomerang is designed to return to the thrower.
Ricochet
A ricochet ( RIK-ə-shay; French: [ʁikɔʃɛ]) is a rebound, bounce, or skip off a surface, particularly in the case of a projectile. Most ricochets are caused by accident and while the force of the deflection decelerates the projectile, it can still be energetic and almost as dangerous as before the deflection.
Boomerang
A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.
Ricochet
To rebound at least once from a surface.
Boomerang
A statement or course of action that backfires.
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Ricochet
The act or an instance of ricocheting.
Boomerang
To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.
Ricochet
(military) A method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
Boomerang
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
Ricochet
An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.
Boomerang
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
Ricochet
To rebound off something wildly in a seemingly random direction.
Boomerang
A boomerang kick.
Ricochet
(military) To operate upon by ricochet firing.
Boomerang
(theatre) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
Ricochet
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.
Boomerang
Slang}} An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
Ricochet
A glancing rebound
Boomerang
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
Ricochet
Spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Boomerang
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
Boomerang
Slang}} To abort a mission and return to base early.
Boomerang
A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length, from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.
Boomerang
A curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
Boomerang
A miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Boomerang
Return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
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