Howitzer
Howitzer noun - A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.
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Reaction
Reaction noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
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Howitzer and reaction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Howitzer" instead a noun "Reaction".
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- If set off next to one of the stored howitzer shells, they may cause a chain reaction of detonations that blows you and your companions to smithereens.
Source: Disaster Dominoes -
In Fallout: New Vegas, the generator room at Nellis Air Force Base is littered with howitzer shells that will go off in a massive explosion if shot, possibly starting a chain reaction killing everyone in the room, AND it is infested with exploding giant ants that can set them off as well.
Source: Exploding Barrels
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