adjective
( especially BrE ) causing other events to happen one after another in a series :
The increase in the price of oil had a knock-on effect on the cost of many other goods.
adjective
( especially BrE ) causing other events to happen one after another in a series :
The increase in the price of oil had a knock-on effect on the cost of many other goods.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005