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tactical contact

tactical contact noun: the use of a police vehicle to deliberately ram another vehicle, in an attempt to bring a pursuit to an end.

Noun

tactical contact (countable and uncountable, plural tactical contacts)

  1. (UK, uncountable) The use of a police vehicle to deliberately ram another vehicle, in an attempt to bring a pursuit to an end.
  2. (UK, countable) An instance of such ramming.
  3. (UK) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tactical, contact.

Forms of tactical contact

pluraltactical contacts

Origin of tactical contact

From tactical + contact.

Questions about tactical contact

What does tactical contact mean?
Tactical contact means the use of a police vehicle to deliberately ram another vehicle, in an attempt to bring a pursuit to an end.
What part of speech is tactical contact?
Tactical contact is a noun.
What is the plural of tactical contact?
The plural of tactical contact is tactical contacts.

Words near tactical contact in the dictionary

  1. tactical air control centers
  2. tactical assembly area
  3. tactical assembly areas
  4. tactical call sign
  5. tactical call signs
  6. tactical contact
  7. tactical contacts
  8. tactical diameter
  9. tactical diameters
  10. tactical intelligence
  11. tactical loading

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