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fingertip searches

fingertip searches is the plural of fingertip search.

Meaning of fingertip search

Noun

fingertip search (plural fingertip searches)

  1. (UK) A fastidious forensic search of a crime scene, usually performed by investigators crawling along the ground.
    • Several media liaison officers placed particular emphasis on the use of photo opportunities of elements of the investigation to gain or revive press interest (fingertip searches, house-to-house visits, underwater searches and so on).1999, Andy Feist, The effective use of the media in serious crime investigations, London: Home Office, Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, →ISBN

Questions about fingertip searches

What is fingertip searches the plural of?
Fingertip searches is the plural of fingertip search.

Words near fingertip searches in the dictionary

  1. fingertapping
  2. fingertappings
  3. fingertight
  4. fingertip
  5. fingertip search
  6. fingertip searches
  7. fingertipful
  8. fingertipfuls
  9. fingertipped
  10. fingertipping
  11. fingertips

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