Meaning of double tap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.
   idiomatic
2. Two shots or bullets fired in such a way.
3. A bombing strategy where the same target is attacked twice, with the second attack targeting rescuers and mourners.
   broadly

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Examples

““You said yourself that it looked like a professional hit with a double tap to the head. She could have hired it done and what better alibi than to be in another state when the murder took place,” Danny said.”

“Perhaps initially in Afghanistan, the double tap was useful as al-Qa'ida or Taliban members would collect the bodies.”

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