TAPS


Meaning of TAPS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtaps ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: probably alteration of earlier taptoo tattoo — more at tattoo

Date: 1824

: the last bugle call at night blown as a signal that lights are to be put out ; also : a similar call blown at military funerals and memorial services

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.