jack-in-the-box effect (English, noun)
expansion: jack-in-the-box effect (plural jack-in-the-box effects)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: 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.
tags: slang
Forms:
form: jack-in-the-box effects
tags: plural