Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tactical contact

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: tac-ti-cal -con-tact
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of a police vehicle to deliberately ram another vehicle, in an attempt to bring a pursuit to an end.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

An instance of such ramming.

British usage; Countable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tactical, contact.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From tactical + contact.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

tactical contacts (plural)

Questions

What does tactical contact mean?: The use of a police vehicle to deliberately ram another vehicle, in an attempt to bring a pursuit to an end.
Where does tactical contact come from?: From tactical + contact.

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