Also means
ricochet
Usage Note
Rebote is the noun from rebotar ('to bounce back'). In sport it is the standard word for a basketball rebound or a ball bouncing off a post. The phrase de rebote is an idiom meaning 'indirectly / as a side effect' — me enteré de rebote ('I found out indirectly'). In Spain the pronominal rebotarse colloquially means 'to get annoyed or angry.'
Examples
"El balón entró de rebote."
Natural Translation
The ball went in off the rebound.
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