taps

nounnounverbattested in dialogue

United States//tæps//

A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.

noun

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A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo; the signal is sometimes also given during the funeral of a soldier.

Etymology

From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.

noun

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Also a form of tapplural of tap

verb

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Also a form of tapthird-person singular simple present indicative of tap

taping · The act of recording something on tape, or (by extension) on…tapped · Having a tap or taps.tapping · An act of making a light hit or strike against something.

taps · A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, usually given about a quarter of an hour after…

Taps · A bugle call played by the United States Armed Forces at…tar · A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of…Tar · A village in Hungary.

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