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jack-in-the-box effect

jack-in-the-box effect noun: a specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a tank or other turreted armored vehicle in which an ammunition explosion causes the tank's turret to be violently blown off the chassis and into the air.

Noun

jack-in-the-box effect (plural jack-in-the-box effects)

  1. (slang) A specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a tank or other turreted armored vehicle in which an ammunition explosion causes the tank's turret to be violently blown off the chassis and into the air.

Forms of jack-in-the-box effect

pluraljack-in-the-box effects

Questions about jack-in-the-box effect

What does jack-in-the-box effect mean?
Jack-in-the-box effect means a specific effect of a catastrophic kill on a tank or other turreted armored vehicle in which an ammunition explosion causes the tank's turret to be violently blown off the chassis and into the air.
What part of speech is jack-in-the-box effect?
Jack-in-the-box effect is a noun.
What is the plural of jack-in-the-box effect?
The plural of jack-in-the-box effect is jack-in-the-box effects.

Words near jack-in-the-box effect in the dictionary

  1. jack-hunting
  2. jack-in-a-box
  3. jack-in-a-boxes
  4. jack-in-office
  5. jack-in-the-box
  6. jack-in-the-box effect
  7. jack-in-the-box effects
  8. jack-in-the-boxes
  9. jack-in-the-bush
  10. jack-in-the-pulpit
  11. jack-in-the-pulpits

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