double tap

[ duhb-uhl tap ]

noun

1. 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.

double tap

noun

1. an act of firing a gun twice in rapid succession

   a double tap to the head

Word History and Origins

Origin of double tap¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Berg said he gave the player what he described as a “double tap on the cheek” that was not “violent in intent,” saying it was “inappropriate, but not physically aggressive.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Mackie gave the driver's window a double tap before shattering the glass with a single blow.

From BBC

The tactic is called a “double tap” in military jargon.

From Seattle Times

The Culver City-based firm has co-financed such movies as “Peter Rabbit,” “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” and “Zombieland: Double Tap,” all of which had Belgrad attached as an executive producer.

From Los Angeles Times

A missile and drone barrage on March 15 left 21 dead, including a paramedic killed in a dreaded “double tap,” in which first responders are targeted, seemingly deliberately, by strikes aimed at the same site a few moments apart to give rescuers time to arrive.

From Los Angeles Times