/ay tap"/ ; Fr. /ay tannp"/ , n. , pl. étapes /ay taps"/ ; Fr. /ay tannp"/ . Mil.
1. a place where troops camp after a day's march.
2. a day's march.
3. Archaic. supplies issued to troops during a march.
[ estaple stapel warehouse; see STAPLE 2 ]
/ay tap"/ ; Fr. /ay tannp"/ , n. , pl. étapes /ay taps"/ ; Fr. /ay tannp"/ . Mil.
1. a place where troops camp after a day's march.
2. a day's march.
3. Archaic. supplies issued to troops during a march.
[ estaple stapel warehouse; see STAPLE 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012