Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
knock-on
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a knock-on effect (=an effect that is caused by something that has happened before)
▪ The strike could have a knock-on effect at other airports.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
effect
▪ It will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds, and may have a knock-on effect.
▪ Persecuting Nonconformists could have a knock-on effect in a community, hitting those who were loyal to the established Church.
▪ The reduced availability of credit has knock-on effects.
▪ The timing of the end of Key Stage 3 assessment does have some knock-on effects.
▪ Meanwhile, the knock-on effect of the slump is still being felt out in the provinces.
▪ Mr Marshall's case is that the Pounds 580m will be added to the debt, with knock-on effects for the shareholders.
▪ There are inevitable disruptions to deliveries such as vehicle breakdowns which have knock-on effects to delivery schedules.
▪ Aid can have a knock-on effect in neighbouring countries which are also in great need.
Wiktionary
knock-on
n. (context rugby English) A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward.
Wikipedia
Knock-on
Knock-on may refer to:
- Knock-on electron
- Knock-on effect
- Knock-on (rugby league), an error by the player in possession of the ball in rugby league football
- Knock-on (rugby union), an event where the ball is knocked forward in rugby union