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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