Shell
Trigger
Trigger verb - To cause to function.
Common collocations
| death | shell death | trigger death |
Both words in one sentence
- Chrono Trigger has a shell game, where you need to identify one of three identical soldiers.
Source: Shell Game -
One-Hit Kill: An armor-piercing shell in the right spot can trigger a Magazine Explosion which is instantaneous and fatal.
Source: Video Game / World Of Warships -
The first widely used example was probably the shrapnel shell, which used a timed fuse to trigger a small explosive charge within that would deploy its payload of musket balls.
Source: Recursive Ammo
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