Sekirov Dictionary

double tap

noun 4
verb 2
forms 6

noun4

A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.
Two shots or bullets fired in such a way.
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A bombing strategy where the same target is attacked twice, with the second attack targeting rescuers and mourners.
- Perhaps initially in Afghanistan, the double tap was useful as al-Qa'ida or Taliban members would collect the bodies. — 2016
A form of tympanocentesis in which the middle ear fluid is sampled via needle puncture at two different stages of the process.

verb2

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To click twice on a touchscreen.
- Peitz tapped the screen and scrolled through a variety of drink icons. He double tapped a couple of others to add the extras and the comm dinged once it registered the final selection. — 2020
To shoot twice in rapid succession.

forms

double tapped · double-tapped · double tapping · double-tapping · double taps · double-taps

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