"tactical contact" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tactical contacts [plural]
Etymology: From tactical + contact. Etymology templates: {{com|en|tactical|contact}} tactical + contact Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tactical contact (countable and uncountable, plural tactical contacts)
  1. (uncountable) The use of a police vehicle to deliberately ram another vehicle, in an attempt to bring a pursuit to an end. Tags: UK, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tactical_contact-en-noun-O2KzHi5d
  2. (countable) An instance of such ramming. Tags: UK, countable Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-tactical_contact-en-noun-bLPkOH~m Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 20 68 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of British English: 27 42 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 60 20
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tactical, contact. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tactical_contact-en-noun-NQAN21~l

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for tactical contact meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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