double tap
the technique or act of shooting a target twice in rapid succession: If a double tap to the chest fails to stop an attacker, the next shot is aimed at the head.
Origin of double tap
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How to use double tap in a sentence
This practice, which is a real thing, is more commonly referred to as a “double-tap.”
Ethan Hawke's 'Good Kill': A Searing Indictment of America's Drone Warfare Obsession | Marlow Stern | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere Mr Witherington was again interrupted by a second double tap at the door.
The Pirate | Frederick MarryatHere Mr. Witherington was again interrupted by a second double tap at the door.
The Pirate and The Three Cutters | Frederick Marryat
British Dictionary definitions for double tap
an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession: a double tap to the head
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