knock-on effect

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nokon, -ôn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
knock-on effect′  (nokon, -ôn),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Brit.]
  1. British Termsa chain reaction.
  • adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase knock on


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