English

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Etymology

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From tactical +‎ contact.

Noun

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tactical contact (countable and uncountable, plural tactical contacts) (UK, law enforcement)

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