thunder run

noun2

1. •
   A quick surprise penetration attack deep into enemy territory, designed to confuse and potentially break enemy lines, akin to an interdiction operation featuring heavy usage of combined arms warfare.
2. •
   Synonym of thunderbox (“device for creating a thunder sound effect”).

   • Much ingenuity went into the production of devices such as wind machines, rain boxes, thunder sheets and thunder runs to serve the demands of the play, and it is a sobering thought that[…] — 2001