taps

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of tap

tap

• Noun
• Verb
• Verb

Lees meer

Sinonieme

lights-out

funeral

tattoo

Vertalings

klopft

steppt

الحنفيات

robinetterie

yat borusu

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tæps/

Etimologie (Engels)

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(“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.